Oceania

Alexia Santamaria and her Auckland family are wooed by some of the delights of Dunedin.We’re an Auckland family. One of those Auckland families who don’t know enough about life south of th…

Justine Tyerman discovers motels full of creepy-crawlies, rare flightless birds and something akin to a set of Russian dolls on Lake Wanaka.“Close your eyes,” our friends said when we reac…

Cebu Pacific has announced plans for a direct service between Manila and Melbourne, Australia, starting August 14th.“We share the excitement of the Filipino community in Melbourne and Australian…

Tim Roxborogh finds more than 80 reasons to have a good morning.Visiting a distillery in the morning seems like a slippery slope. If I’d used the saying, “Oh well, it’s 5 o’clo…

Qantas Group has delivered its highest-ever first half underlying profit before tax, reporting a figure of $976 million for the six months ending December 31st.The result surpasses the previous record…

Stats SA released the 2017 tourism arrival statistics this afternoon. South Africa welcomed 10.29 million foreign tourists (visitors who stayed overnight) in 2017. This is up only 2% over 2016.Lee-Ann…

Air New Zealand has announced earnings before taxation for the first six months of the 2018 financial year of $323 million, compared to $349 million in the prior period.Net profit after taxation was $…

I admit it, as much as I love a cold beer, I had no idea what went on in order to make this bottled deliciousness. The terminologies were wasted on me, I didn’t know what a hop was, or even the …

Virgin Australia has announced a long-term relationship with Gate Gourmet, the airline catering brand of gategroup, which will see the caterer become the sole service provider for the major airline.Th…

Kaye Mueller enjoys a freewheeling tour of the wild West Coast.It’s day one of a four-day biking adventure from Greymouth to Ross. Swells barrel in after a long journey across the Tasman Sea, bi…