15 ways to enjoy the long weekend in Canterbury
Celebrate Queen’s Birthday weekend with a fun-filled day close to home.
Travel
Holiday deals hoping to encourage domestic tourism
Holiday deals hoping to encourage domestic tourism
Cut-price campervan deals are encouraging Kiwis to holiday at home - but hotels, motels and restaurants are not seeing much movement ahead of the long weekend.
Billboard bungle: American Airlines' confuses Milford Sound with Chch
Billboard bungle: American Airlines' confuses Milford Sound with Chch
Christchurch and Milford Sound are more than 750km apart - but anyone leaving LAX could be forgiven for thinking they are the same place.
Company fined for operating South Island tours without permit
Company fined for operating South Island tours without permit
Adventure tourism business Active Planet has pleaded guilty to three charges of commercial guiding without a permit in the South Island.
A pandemic’s terrible toll: Thousands of Kiwis killed in weeks
A pandemic’s terrible toll: Thousands of Kiwis killed in weeks
Health reporter Mike Houlahan looks at how Otago and Southland coped with a disease which killed about 1000 people in just a few weeks.
Singapore-Christchurch service launched by Air NZ
Singapore-Christchurch service launched by Air NZ
Air New Zealand has launched a Singapore to Christchurch seasonal service which will run until February.
A taste of Vietnam
A taste of Vietnam
From Saigon to Hanoi, the street food is extraordinary. But many restaurants will also leave you sated at $20 per head, writes Kate Preece.
A flying visit to Vietnam
A flying visit to Vietnam
Six flights, five cities and four hotels in eight days. Kate Preece dips her toes into a culture influenced by many, yet still very much its own entity.
Travels with my father
Travels with my father
Pam Jones takes a trip through the Teviot Valley and down memory lane as she shares in a milestone birthday that reminds her of a simpler time.
Sarawak's rich river gateway
Sarawak's rich river gateway
From a Kiwi perspective, it’s still an under-the-radar destination. Sarawak’s gateway city of Kuching is a quick hop from Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, loaded with heritage, culture and culinary...
Off the beaten track
Off the beaten track
The Routeburn Track spanning the Mt Aspiring and the Fiordland National Parks is one of the most popular Great Walks in New Zealand, writes Alina Suchanski, but few trampers take a diversion down the unmarked trail to the Valley of the Trolls.