Shandelle Battersby checks in to the Chateau Marlborough, in Blenheim.Location: About a 10-minute drive from Blenheim Airport, in the middle of town.Check-in experience: A little confusion as some of the rooms are in a new wing of the property completed…
The number of visitors to New Zealand has passed the 3.5 million mark with total arrivals up 11% for the year ending January 2017. The number of holiday arrivals rose up-to 15% in the previous 12 months.The Statistics New Zealand…
Qantas has switched on in-flight Wi-Fi for customers travelling on board its internet-capable Boeing 737-800, offering fast, free connectivity on Australian domestic flights.Following months of performance testing with global broadband services provider ViaSat and the Sky Muster satellite service, Wi-Fi…
I may not be Superman, writes Tim Roxborogh, but see me soar, swing and jetski.It was like high school PE class all over again, though blessedly minus the Lynx deodorant favoured by teenage boys in the 90s. Those memories: of…
Each week, Elisabeth Easther gets the story of people in the Kiwi tourism industry. This week, she speaks to the New Zealand manager of World Expeditions.I grew up in Melbourne, was born and bred in Australia and I moved to…
Amelia Nurse explains the joys of local eco tourism on a trip to D’Urville Island.When I look out from my window on the Kapiti Coast, I see the silhouette of D’Urville Island across Cook Strait – often quite spectacular in…
The intricacies of an ancient civilisation are scanned and laid bare in a Sydney exhibition, writes Dionne Christian.When Sir Godfrey Hounsfield invented one of the first CT scanners – it’s the scary-looking machine that takes multiple x-rays from different angles…
Cathay Pacific Airways and the Lufthansa Group will offer their passengers selected flights under a new code-sharing deal.For Lufthansa Group customers, this will significantly improve the connections available from Hong Kong towards Australia and New Zealand.A corresponding agreement was signed…
Herald on Sunday and Weekend Herald editor Miriyana Alexander checks into the Pullman Auckland.Location: Central Auckland, just along from the High Court. I’ve spent many an hour in the hotel bar talking to lawyers awaiting a verdict. A few scoops…
Oceania Cruises said it plans 10 cruises to Cuba in 2018 on the 684-passenger Sirena.The seven- to 10-day voyages will stop in Havana, Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba.Oceania is the first cruise line to announce more than one scheduled Cuba…
