Travel

Every aspiring journalist dreams of working somewhere like New York City. For a few months one summer, Nik Dirga got to give it a go.

Airlines will have to pay more per passenger, but it remains to be seen whether fares will rise as a result.

"This would result in safer and better passenger behaviour on board aircraft."

Airline Ratings has announced its safest airlines list for this year - Air New Zealand is at the top.

Under the program, passenger vehicles are charged US$9 during peak periods in Manhattan - fees are reduced by 75 percent at night.

Transport NZ chief executive Dom Kalasih said his organisation will be holding NZTA to account, while local residents say there are pros and cons to the new detour.

A Wellington woman says she feels like she never wants to fly again after a six day ordeal that saw her flights home from Dallas cancelled repeatedly.

There's still a lot of summer ahead of us to get out and enjoy the bush. RNZ talks to New Zealand's outdoor enthusiasts for advice on the best walks across the motu.

A major chunk of SH1 is shutting for major maintenance. Audio

Flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the crashed Jeju Air jet stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure, the country's transport ministry says.

The Kiwi passport is coming back, according to a global index.

The Tawhai Tunnel, near Reefton, was closed in June last year after structural damage to the tunnel lining was discovered.

"It's a magical place. Taking on the role of a hut ranger also gives me the freedom to travel in the off-season."

Two decades ago, fewer than 20,000 tourists made the journey to the icy continent each year. Last year it was more than 124,000.

High winds have put Interislander sailings on hold, with more than 1000 passengers affected.

The old frequent-flyer adage is that sitting at the back of the plane is a safer place to be than at the front - but is that true?