Getting around Aotearoa with curiosity and care.
Bridge architect and engineer Dan Crocker has helped reopen one of New Zealand's best-known alpine walking routes, with the new Hooker Valley suspension bridge opening at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park.
Kaikoura Mayor Craig Mackle is urging visitors to keep coming to town while avoiding damaged rural roads, after severe July flooding left the district balancing tourism recovery with ongoing infrastructure risk.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Auckland on 10-11 July in the first official visit by an Indian prime minister in 40 years, following the signing of the New Zealand-India Free Trade Agreement earlier this year.
Air New Zealand chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar has set out a strategy reset that aims to pull the airline back toward profitability by targeting premium inbound visitors, sharpening domestic business travel and rebuilding operational reliability, as fresh Boeing manufacturing delays push back two new 787 Dreamliners.
An early morning Christchurch–Auckland service was halted on Sunday after the A320's main wheels rolled off the paved surface during pushback.
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