Oceania

The world’s best new luxury hotel has just been named — and it’s in God’s Own.New Zealand’s most expensive new residential development has just been placed at the top of …

The Grille by Eichardt’s launches with exclusive grand openingWith its spectacular landscape trumped only by its adventurous food and wine scene, Queenstown has further cemented its reputation a…

Viking Ocean Cruises has announced its fourth ship – the 930-passenger Viking Sun – has been floated out, marking a major construction milestone for the ship.The traditional ceremony took …

British actor and travel presenter Martin Clunes tells Sunday Travel about his new TV series, exploring 16 of the 8222 islands within Australia’s maritime borders.Sunday Travel: This must have b…

Gore’s anti-prohibition whisky makers had plenty of bite, writes Eleanor Ainge Roy.When the Mataura district introduced a liquor prohibition in 1902 Gore residents swiftly responded by setting u…

Jane Jeffries settles in to chew the fat with Seabourn Sojourn’s executive chef.I have been on the ship for only a couple of days but I am already sold on cruising.I had heard all sorts of good …

Kiwis will soon need a visa to visit South Africa, its government has announced in a move that matches a New Zealand government move this year.Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba said yesterday that t…

Andrew Leeson takes in Lake Macquarie’s idyllic setting and opts for a little adventure on the side“Awesome!” erupts a deafening scream from the back of the boat.Turning in my seat, …

Danielle Wright spends a day at a zoo just outside Melbourne, without the kids in towThe zoo is the last place I would have thought to take my husband Gavin on a date, but on our last escapade from th…

After a half-century of abortive studies, plans and statements of intent, the federal government will on Monday sign off on what it says is the final piece of paper clearing the way for construction t…