Tess Brunton

Ski resorts expect visitor numbers will be cut in half as border closures keep international guests off the slopes.

The industry received a big boost on Thursday with news that ski fields can open in… Audio

Thousands of tourism workers have been made redundant as businesses scramble for capital and cut their size.

Many are entering hibernation. This is an industry that previously supported close to… Audio

Tens of thousands of people may be left stranded in New Zealand as popular transit airports start to close their doors.

Singapore's Changi Airport banned all transiting visitors yesterday while… Audio

Logan Park High School in Dunedin is closed today and tomorrow after a student tested positive for Covid-19 - the country's 12th case.

The teenager is one of two family members tested after his… Audio

The road to Milford Sound could soon be reopened to the public - but only at night.

Locals say a Transport Agency proposal is a step forward but many are frustrated that while they'll be limited to… Audio

Members of the public may get overnight access back into Milford Sound from the 16th of March. It's the first time the public would be allowed access to the tourist hotspot since the region was… Audio

Dozens of tourist buses were allowed to travel the Milford Road today for the first time since a storm closed the road at the start of Feburary.

The popular tourist area was hit by heavy rain and… Audio

It's been described as Tinder for tourism - and already "Go with Tourism" is reporting hundreds of successful matches less than a year since its launch.

Now the online platform that connects… Audio

Thermal imaging is expected to be used in the search for a British tramper missing in Mt Aspiring National Park. Stephanie Simpson, who's 32 and originally from Essex but lives in Wanaka, left to go… Audio

A relic of New Zealand's rail past has emerged from the mud 93 years after being dumped in a Southland River.

The Lumsden Heritage Trust has been campaigning to retrieve the two 1885 V class steam… Video, Audio

Southlanders are embracing a new direct jet flight connecting them to Auckland with more than 46,000 seats already sold.

The inaugural Auckland - Invercargill flight was heralded as a game changer… Audio

Tourism sector leaders say they're putting in the hard yards to ensure a sustainable future for the industry - but there's plenty of work still to go.

The government unveiled its tourism strategy… Audio

It's been a year since Rakiura/Stewart Island was internationally recognised for its pristine night sky.

Rakiura - which means glowing skies - was named the world's fifth Dark Sky Sanctuary with… Audio

RNZ reporter Tess Brunton is visiting her family home in Tathra, on the south-east coast of New South Wales.

She told Leigh-Marama McLachlan that on New Year's Eve, the fires got so close, she and… Audio

A new Department of Conservation report is highlighting how vulnerable Aotearoa's wetlands are to climate change. The report is one of the first of its kind for DOC and uses existing information from… Audio

Tourists say they have become more aware of the risks of travelling in New Zealand in the wake of the Whakaari White Island eruption, but it isn't a deterrent.

Tess Brunton reports. Audio

Travellers trapped in Timaru after floods closed State Highway 2 on Saturday were able to resume their journeys yesterday when an alternative inland route opened.

RNZ reporter Tess Brunton is in… Audio

Travellers are welcoming the reopening of a road connecting the lower South Island to the north.

On Saturday, the Rangitata River breached its banks, flooding the only two bridges allowing road… Audio

The Timaru District remains in a state of emergency with road access north to Christchurch blocked by damage to two bridges crossing the Rangitata River.

Hundred of tourists were left scrambling to… Audio