New Zealand Travel

Queenstown Biking Excitement

traveladmin — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:14:44 +0000

Breath-taking alpine scenery and courses ranging from challenging to recreational will put Queenstown, New Zealand, on the world cycling stage. The 10-day Queenstown Bike Festival (now in its third edition) features more than 25 events ranging from recreational rides, social events and the Tour de Wakatipu to the extreme downhill races and freestyle events that [...]

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Excessive Wellington Airport Profit Confirmed

traveladmin — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:06:45 +0000

Air New Zealand welcomes the Commerce Commission’s report on Wellington Airport today which has confirmed that WIAL earns excessive profit through an unreasonable charging regime. The Commerce Commission estimates that under the current regime Wellington Airport will receive up to $69 million in excess revenue over the next five years. Air New Zealand Chief Operations [...]

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Getting into hot water in Rotorua

traveladmin — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:23:38 +0000

Getting into hot water comes naturally around Rotorua where an active thermal landscape is the source of bubbling mineral waters and therapeutic mud baths – so it’s no wonder that the tourist town is also New Zealand’s top spa destination. Long-recognised for healing qualities, the geothermal water and mineral-enriched mud found in the Rotorua region [...]

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Tourism Seeks New Partnership

traveladmin — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:25:06 +0000

It’s time for New Zealand’s multi-billion dollar visitor industry to “get its house in order” to achieve its potential, new Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) Chief Executive Martin Snedden says. Speaking at Local Government New Zealand’s annual conference in Queenstown today, Mr Snedden said the visitor industry’s challenge was to commit itself unconditionally to [...]

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New Zealand Ski Fields Ready to Open

traveladmin — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:16:41 +0000

Heavy snow has blanketed New Zealand’s South Island this week, ensuring the 2012 ski season opening at both Mt Hutt and Coronet Peak this Saturday 9 June. At Mt Hutt, an average 65cm of snow had covered the Canterbury ski area by Thursday morning. The snowmaking guns at Coronet Peak and Mt Hutt are also [...]

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Hobbit locations

traveladmin — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 06:45:38 +0000

Although full details of The Hobbit filming locations are under embargo, supervising location manager Jared Connon says about 40 different parts of New Zealand were chosen. He said some locations are on private land but several are public or national parks which are easily accessible in popular tourist destinations. “They’ve all got their tourism tie-ins [...]

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Splashing at Rainbow Springs

traveladmin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:19:18 +0000

Rainbow Springs, Rotorua – one of New Zealand’s oldest conservation parks – has opened a thrilling new family-friendly eco-experience designed to entertain and educate visitors about conservation and sustainability. The Big Splash, which opens to the public for the first time today (20.01.2012), explores New Zealand’s ecological evolution and ends on a high with an [...]

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Air New Zealand to Norfolk Island

traveladmin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:11:39 +0000

Air New Zealand Group General Manager Australasia Bruce Parton said the airline was delighted to have won the recent Government tender to operate the services. “Air New Zealand has a significant presence in the Tasman market and has a long and well-established relationship with the people of Norfolk Island, having been a trusted air service [...]

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Kiwis Head to Holiday Parks this Summer

traveladmin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 19:42:28 +0000

Kiwis are planning to enjoy some chilled out holiday fun this summer, with many holiday parks around the country reporting strong bookings through to the end of January. “Bookings are the same if not better than last summer, with camping a popular option for many this year,” says Fergus Brown, Chief Executive of Holiday Accommodation [...]

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