Stories by Tess Brunton

Hundreds of millions of dollars are at risk if the international visitor levy is hiked to $100, Tourism Industry Aotearoa claims.

Landowners are hopeful forestry companies will step up after allegations were aired at a public meeting.

A Dunedin City councillor says he is apologising for causing offence, but not for making the comments. Audio

A traveller says being stuck in Arthur's Pass overnight by heavy snow has been like a forced holiday. Audio

Nobby Clark's latest breach was in relation to his notorious interview with comedian Guy Williams.

The Transport Agency says it is too early to tell whether the icy Mackenzie District highway where two buses rolled should have been closed earlier.

A van driver who was travelling on the same highway where two buses rolled in the South Island says it should have been shut.

The Chatham Islands is grappling with an 'out of control' feral pig population that residents say is causing widespread damage.

The lack of quality tourism data has been an industry bugbear for years - the new $400,000 contestable fund is hoped to turn things around.

The apex predators are being found from 2000m altitude right down to sea level and are so strong that one broke out of a trap - twice. Audio

This comes after allegations Nobby Clark mocked, disrespected and degraded guests at an event.

Passengers on a dramatic trans-Tasman flight that appeared to catch fire have recounted the horror, with one fearing the plane was about to "break in two". Video

Another partygoer at the flat where Sophia Crestani died said many people came close to death that night.

The tenants had blocked off other exits, sealed up doors, and put plastic on the floors to protect their belongings.

The University of Otago proctor wrote a letter also warning of possible structural failure at the house - before the party.

Conservation officials have told the minister he should consider more user charges and raising existing fees - and he's not ruled it out.

Getting quality tourism data has been a bugbear of the industry for years, but businesses say it has only gotten worse.

Southland was not set up to autopsy children but trying to get a specialist may have meant it did not happen at all, the pathologist says.

Planning is underway to help communities at the head of Lake Whakatipu, including Glenorchy, adapt to flooding, earthquakes and liquefaction.

The Future Development Strategy suggests how and where Dunedin should grow and what is needed to make it happen.

Those vying for a win will face off across 16 timed stages over 280 kilometres.

Dunedin City Council's programme has been expanded to teach more students about the mutts and bolts of dog safety.

Museums and galleries are up against the wall, and cuts and closures are coming if they do not get more support.

Southern Field Days was cancelled twice during the pandemic, but is now back and bigger than ever with a record number of exhibitors.

An attempt will be made to open the Waiau River mouth to the sea to direct flow away from the properties this week.