Best Beach 2024: Nominations now open in our search for the country's finest
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Best Beach 2024: How to nominate your favourite NZ beach
NZ Herald's Best Beach competition is back for 2024 and we need you to tell us your favourite. Here's everything you need to know about how to nominate and then vote for NZ's best beach. Video / Molly Floyd
5 of the best hotels that opened in 2023
If you didn’t get to rest your head here this year, there's always 2024.
Caravan disintegrates on Bombay hills
A caravan disintegrated on the Bombay Hills, south of Auckland on Wednesday afternoon, with contents scattered everywhere. Video / NZHerald
The heart of everything: Fiordland from the sea
Cruising in Fiordland is one of this country's great travel experiences.
Luxury travel: The best glamping in New Zealand and Australia
Get amongst nature in these dreamy spots.
Make tracks! Busiest walking trails this summer revealed
Which trails are expecting the most footfall this Summer?
No socks for Christmas: Barefoot Tours' guide to grounding
No socks please, we're Kiwis: The guide sharing the joys of grounding with tourists.
'Zero tolerance' this Christmas: Air NZ safety chief on unruly passenger problem
The airline is recording nearly 50 incidents of unruly behaviour a week.
High-summer, high expectations - make the most of your summer camping trip
Top tips for ensuring it's a pitch without a hitch.
Here's how you can still get on a Great Walk this summer
The huts are all but booked out but there are still options available.
Best things to do in Picton
It's the last stop in the South Island, but it's worth a visit, says Elisabeth Easther.
Great Walk to reopen after year-long cyclone repairs
Te Urewera's Great Walk has been closed to trampers for 11 months.
Cruises to worSHIP: the world's most luxurious cruise ships
The best once-in-a-lifetime cruises that money can buy.
Air NZ to carry 1.7m passengers this Christmas; busiest day revealed
The carrier says it is expecting to carry over one million domestic passengers.
No room in the inn? Experts offer last-minute campsite tips
You may not get your pick of pitches but here’s how to find somewhere to stay.
Kiwi ski field expansion given go-ahead to become New Zealand's largest
The lift will add almost 150 rugby fields to the Kiwi snow area.
Five classic Kiwi campgrounds for summer
Load up the chilly bin and head to these superb sites for your summer break.
Southern lights could appear in Auckland in coming months
Last weekend was an exceptional one for aurora hunters.
West Coast gains $35m Wētā Workshop epic: Pounamu Path tourist trail opens
Māwhera Pā in Greymouth is the first stop on a four-part cinematic, historic route.
Backpackers are back: Company to revive 13 hostel sites this summer
1800 hostel rooms set to open in an ambitious four-month project.
Best in the galaxy: Kiwis shine in aurora photography awards
A trio of New Zealand photographers have shone bright in the annual competition.
Airline offers Kiwis $30 flights, expert says air fares will drop in 2024
If cheap travel in 2024 is on your Christmas wishlist, you may be in luck.
Bread, circus and a 1000m blow-up tent: Christchurch Buskers Festival returns
The city has blown out the big top with new venues and a 1000m2 inflatable hall.
This Auckland beach has been named the busiest in Australasia
Summer is coming — so, too, are the crowds
Will El Niño ruin your summer travels? An expert explains
Raincoat or sunscreen? A meteorologist explains what's in store.
I’m a stressed parent. Does a Disney Cruise give me a break too?
Disney Cruise Line has arrived downunder, but is it as magic as they say it is?
Take a Coromandel holiday approved by science*
*Side effects may include sunburn and ice cream cravings. Always read the label.
Christchurch is the capital of cool and here's why
Watch out New Zealand, The Garden City's bringing out the big guns.
Choppy start to New Zealand cruise season as sailings interrupted
High winds, biofoul and injury have turned large cruise ships away.
Are you brave enough to take on NZ's largest inflatable water park?
New Zealand is now home to one of the largest inflatable slide towers in the world.
I'm a travel writer and I refuse to travel without a luggage tracker
Written by someone currently being reunited with their luggage.
Where to travel in The Pacific in 2024: insider's guide to the best islands
Wave hello to Olympic surfing, Samoa's rebirth, and Fiji's luxe boom.