28th September 2023 Digital / ToursApp-based tours are now available for visitors and residents of Kirikiriroa Hamilton keen to engage with nature and learn more about the city’s walks and heritage.
11th August 2023 Digital / ToursVisitors to Hamilton’s parks and urban nature walks will soon be able to use app-based technology to learn more about biodiversity.
19th July 2023 Tours / TranzitTranzit shutters the tour operator despite the recovery in international visitor numbers.
9th June 2023 Cycling / ToursWellington City Council has given the green light to a series of bookable e-bike tours across the city’s creative spaces.
2nd June 2023 KiwiRail / ToursKiwiRail’s Great Journeys New Zealand has added new rail-based tourism packages to its TranzAlpine experience to encourage visitors to explore the West Coast.
17th January 2023 Digital / ToursA virtual tour of the Sir Ed Hillary Walkway Tour in Ōtorohanga is now available for people who are not able to visit in person, or those who want to have a sneak peek before their journey.
14th December 2022 ToursGuided walk operator Walk Christchurch is celebrating 40 years of business with a tribute to its staff.
1st December 2022 New Product / ToursThe newly curated self-drive journey product and itinerary aims to encourage visitors to discover new experiences while travelling along State Highway 3.
23rd September 2022 Active Adventures / ToursActive Adventures has spruced up its signature travel experience, formerly known as Rimu.
2nd September 2022 KiwiRail / ToursThe new tours range from six to 17 days with the longest stretching from Auckland to Queenstown.
16th May 2022 Tours / TransportThey could heap more costs on tourism businesses but they could also help clear traffic and combat climate change.
22nd April 2022 Art / ToursTravel agents gathered in Auckland’s Queen’s Wharf to farewell the ‘Whale Spirit’ Whale Tale art sculpture located on Auckland’s waterfront.
19th January 2022 ToursThe Auckland Town Hall and The Civic Tours are set to make a return come the end of January.
17th December 2021 Helitours / ToursQueenstown’s Altitude Tours has launched two new gin tours, including the world’s first gin tour by helicopter.
10th December 2021 Tours / WildlifeHaka Educational Tours will operate in accordance with a new specific animal welfare policy to show its commitment to responsible travel.
17th August 2021 Mental Health / ToursA retired pesticide business owner in Taumarunui has seen success with a new rail tour venture launched in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.
20th July 2021 Rail / ToursA slew of new products has set up the railway for growth, with local businesses on board for the economic ride.
14th June 2021 ToursLeisure Time Travel has launched its latest travel brochure which it says is its largest touring programme to date.
3rd May 2021 ToursChristchurch City Council has awarded $30,000 to an architectural audio tour project through its newly established Intangible Heritage Grant Fund.
25th March 2021 Border / ToursSome pent-up international demand for travel might dissipate before Australia and New Zealand’s borders re-open, says the founder of G Adventures.
15th March 2021 ToursFormer cruise tour business Mount Classic Tours has donated nearly $40,000 in free transport to 2,162 Bay of Plenty locals and selected “good causes”.
3rd March 2021 Rentals / ToursBudget Car Rentals has created a list of its top eight ‘unusual’ public toilets while road tripping around New Zealand.
11th February 2021 STAPP / ToursSupport packages awarded to a select number of predominantly large tourist operators were “totally biased and very unjust”.
18th December 2020 ToursThe tour industry had “gone through the wringer” and 2021 will bring some positive change for the sector.
15th December 2020 RTO / ToursThe update and re-release of the map coincided with the opening of Northland’s newest tourism attraction, the $9.6m Manea Footprints of Kupe.
15th December 2020 Conservation / ToursSpaces on the tour would be limited to 25 people and run through a ticketing system, costing $10 per person, children free.
8th December 2020 Gallery / ToursHastings City Art Gallery will hold free public art tours over the summer season.
27th November 2020 Roads / ToursThe route spanned 341km from Otepoti/Dunedin to the foot of the Southern Alps at Queenstown.
16th November 2020 ToursKiwis are a new focus for New Zealand tour specialist Grand Pacific Tours.
10th November 2020 Heritage / ToursAuckland Live has launched tours of the historic Auckland Town Hall.
10th November 2020 Tours / WildlifeGannet Safaris Overland is offering a Christmas morning tour, a first for the Hawke’s Bay tour operator.
4th November 2020 ToursWest Auckland walking tour operator Bush and Beach has run a free tour for a group of recent migrants.
8th September 2020 Recovery / ToursStruggling operators considering launching a new product in the middle of a pandemic should focus on what is doable and affordable in the Covid-era.
28th August 2020 Tours / WildlifeGannet Safaris Overland will bring its season forward after around 6000 gannets started building their nests at Cape Kidnappers.
31st July 2020 Recovery / ToursKiwis unwilling to pay third party for a guided trip of NZ, says Haka Tourism’s founder.
23rd July 2020 Tours / Tracks & TrailsThe Waikato tourism operator has launched a suite of couples-focused gourmet hiking escapes as part of its domestic tourism push.
23rd July 2020 ToursMotorcycle tour operator Planet Chopper has unveiled details of its “Virus Buster Run” for 2021, after cancelling its 2020 tours due to Covid-19.
14th July 2020 Coach / ToursThe company, which catered to the active senior market, had rescheduled 16 tours following the Covid-19 lockdown.
26th June 2020 ToursAuckland Free Walking Tours will re-launch its tours for winter, after the Covid-19 crisis “wiped out” the operation.
18th June 2020 ToursLocal tour operator Trafalgar has launched a Near Not Far limited series of guided holidays within New Zealand.
28th May 2020 Attractions / ToursAuckland-based tour operator Bush and Beach have launched a new series of ‘Kiwis guiding Kiwis’ products for the domestic market.
18th May 2020 Stray Travel / ToursLocal tour operator Stray has launched its Haere Mai 24-day tour as it gets ready to take travellers around New Zealand once group restrictions are lifted.
13th May 2020 Digital / ToursQueenstown-based Appellation Wine Tours will get a free website after winning a competition run by tourism marketing agency Maverick Digital.
14th November 2019 ToursKiwiness Tours had added a Kiwi watching experience at Tawharanui Regional Park too its list of tours.
28th August 2019 Corporate / ToursAfter a tough three years, Tourism Holdings’ coach business is diversifying its offering.
5th April 2019 Cruise / ToursWhite Island Tours has revealed its new purpose-built vessel designed to increase capacity and frequency on its tours to the popular volcanic island.
27th March 2019 Police / ToursQueenstown’s Prestige Adventure says Saturday’s deaths happened on one of its 4WD buggy trips.
14th March 2019 Coach / ToursThe youth-oriented tour operator has pitched into the 50+ demographic to help cope with a softening backpacker market.
26th February 2019 Corporate / Kiwi / ToursTourism Holdings’ bus tour business is feeling the pinch from a falling youth backpacker market.
27th August 2018 Dark Sky / ToursA new night-time experience is to be launched in Tekapo to combat damage and destruction to the iconic Church of the Good Shepherd.
