Oceania

Patricia Greig leaves the city behind and gets a taste of the good life on Waiheke.Maybe it’s the three-storey spiral staircase that makes The Treehouse Waiheke Island the reigning champion amon…

AccorHotels has signed an agreement with Mantra Group with the view to acquire all of the issued capital in the company by way of a scheme to be approved by Mantra shareholders.Under the terms of the …

Phil Vine takes a river cruise with ‘all the patience in the world’.If ageing is an art form – and it probably is – the Murray Princess is a floating gallery, a boatload of por…

AccorHotels has made a non-binding $1.2 billion takeover offer for Mantra Group, Australia’s second-largest hotel operator.French-based Accor is already the largest hotel operator in the country…

Tim Roxborogh checks into the Matakana Castle.Location:At the start of the Tawharanui Peninsula; a five-minute drive from Matakana village and 15 minutes from Warkworth.Rooms: Three suites, the premie…

The Daurian Steppes and ancient city of Yazd may not figure on many bucket lists yet but that probably is about to change. The sites are among 26 new or expanded entries added to the World Heritage re…

Magnificent Fiordland compensates for a rough start to a voyage, writes Pamela WadeThe Aussies were having a laugh after their stroll around Picton.“See the sign on that fish and chip shop? They…

Zoe Walker checks in for a luxury ‘staycation’ at the Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour.Location:A long-time resident of Auckland’s Viaduct, the Sofitel takes up a corner spot on Hals…

Coast presenter Lorna Subritzky almost beats her travel hoodoo on a 36-hour bonding session with workmates in Rotorua… almostI love travel, but the feeling’s not always mutual. I once wen…

If you can’t decide between an island getaway, mountain stay or city break, don’t worry — in Tasmania, you can have them all within a few hours’ drive, discovers Dani WrightIf …