Inside Te Kahu, the most luxurious Airbnb in New Zealand possibly the world. And why you will never visitWhen New Zealand was chosen as the face of Airbnb Luxe, it was emotional.Like watching the Blac…
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Anger as tourists swarm Uluru as climb closure date approaches
Hordes of tourists are descending on Uluru to climb it before it closes — wreaking havoc.A photo taken at the base of Uluru on Wednesday showed a queue snaking up to the top of the rock, as hund…
Jellyfish swarms: How travellers can prepare for a pandemic of beach stingers
An estimated 150 million people are stung by jellyfish each year – with numbers on the rise, here’s how to cope with the invasion of the jelliesMillions of jellyfish are headed toward Isra…
Emirates debuts new route to Porto, Portugal
Emirates has launched its new four times weekly service to Porto, its second destination in Portugal.The new service provides travellers from across Emirates’ global network with a direct flight…
Brisbane to Big Red Bash: the 2096km trek to the world’s most remote music festival
Humans have this overwhelming hunger to devise plans that seem outrageous, impossible and simply too big, before going ahead and just getting it done.JFK wanted to put man on the moon, Captain Cook wa…
New Zealand world’s best family holiday destination
New Zealand has been identified as the top family travel destination with our scenery, safety record and activities rated as being sure to please people of all agesFamily holidays are the stuff of leg…
New Zealand passport slips in ‘most powerful’ world rankings
New Zealand’s passport has been slipped down the ranks from 8th-equal to 9th-equal “most powerful” in the world, as Singapore reclaims the number one position alongside Japan.The ran…
New Zealand’s Northland and Bay of Islands comes top of Lonely Planet Asia Pacific guide 2019
Northland and the Bay of Islands have always been at the top of the country, but according to The Lonely Planet they are now one of the top destinations in the Asia Pacific region.The Lonely Planet&rs…
The Aussie bucket list: Reef, rainforest and outback in 10 days
Every time school holidays roll around it’s an opportunity to look back on memories of family road trips from your own childhood. For me, they involved a Walkman (showing my age) and an ice-crea…
New standards for cruise ships operating in New Zealand
The association that represents international liners says cruise ships coming to New Zealand from January next year will meet new clean-burning standards, reports RNZ.The Marlborough District Council …