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Heritage Expeditions to host Tā Tipene O’Regan on special journey 1st March 2024 /

Heritage Expeditions to host Tā Tipene O’Regan on special journey

Heritage Expeditions will host Tā Tipene O’Regan, his whanau, and Professor Atholl Anderson for a special voyage in March.


River runs dry for Waikato operator placed in  liquidation 8th December 2022 /

River runs dry for Waikato operator placed in liquidation

Gone are the Waikato River Explorer’s floating cafes and scenic cruises from Hamilton, leaving a hole in the city’s tourism scene and the jetties bare as the company is liquidated.


Waikato River Explorer charts new course as business goes up for sale 27th June 2022 /

Waikato River Explorer charts new course as business goes up for sale

It’s a bittersweet end for managing director Darren Mills’ decade operating the Hamilton experience.


RealNZ exits Black Cat Cruises, sells stake to Ritchies 13th December 2021 /

RealNZ exits Black Cat Cruises, sells stake to Ritchies

Queenstown’s RealNZ sells out of the business it has been 50% owner since 2007.


JUCY Cruise turns into Pure Milford 13th December 2021 /

JUCY Cruise turns into Pure Milford

Milford Sound’s JUCY Cruise has rebranded to Pure Milford and altered its product mix for the recovery.


Southern Discoveries doubles domestics, predicts long recovery 25th May 2021 /

Southern Discoveries doubles domestics, predicts long recovery

“We don’t see a bounce-back in 2022,” says the operator’s CEO, Tim Hunter.


No to cruise, yes to expeditions – Heritage launches luxury Explorer 14th April 2021

No to cruise, yes to expeditions – Heritage launches luxury Explorer

Heritage Expeditions’ new 18-passenger expedition yacht Heritage Explorer has set sail on its maiden voyage.


Wayfare’s $1 ‘no joke’ Milford promo crashes bookings 1st April 2021 /

Wayfare’s $1 ‘no joke’ Milford promo crashes bookings

Real Journeys was forced to pause its $1 ‘no joke’ Milford Sound scenic cruise promotion this morning after demand overwhelmed its bookings systems.


Fullers360 cancels Auckland tours 17th August 2020

Fullers360 cancels Auckland tours

Fullers360 tour products and services will be on hold during the Covid-19 alert level 3 restrictions, which includes trips to Rangitoto, Tiritiri Matangi, Winter Wine and Dine and the Explorer Hop on Hop off bus.


Wayfare focuses on flexi as it waits for demand to stabilise 6th July 2020 /

Wayfare focuses on flexi as it waits for demand to stabilise

CEO Ian Jackson says forward bookings are good but Covid has halved staff numbers on the operator’s ski fields.


New dolphin protections welcome, more can be done – operator 25th June 2020 /

New dolphin protections welcome, more can be done – operator

New dolphin protections will help protect a tourism sector estimated to be worth more than $30m.


Hole in the Rock cruises resume for long weekend 29th May 2020 /

Hole in the Rock cruises resume for long weekend

Fullers GreatSights will restart its Hole in the Rock cruises in the Bay of Islands this long weekend.


Rangitoto scenic service to restart 29th May 2020

Rangitoto scenic service to restart

Fullers360 is resuming its Auckland-to-Rangitoto service in time for Queen’s Birthday weekend.


Southern Discoveries sets sail for Queen’s Birthday Weekend 27th May 2020

Southern Discoveries sets sail for Queen’s Birthday Weekend

Southern Discoveries will resume sailings on Lake Wakatipu and Milford Sound this Queen’s Birthday weekend.


Real Journeys: Milford cruises back on 10th February 2020

Real Journeys: Milford cruises back on

Real Journeys is resuming its Milford Sound cruises today and will increase its customer capacity in Doubtful Sound.


Milford Haven launches second season 19th December 2019 /

Milford Haven launches second season

Go Orange’s Milford Haven has launched into its second season at Milford Sound.


Southern Discoveries launches first Lake Wakatipu dinner cruise 27th November 2019

Southern Discoveries launches first Lake Wakatipu dinner cruise

A new dinner cruise aboard the Spirit of Queenstown will kick off this summer season following a partnership between Southern Discoveries and one of the town’s top restauranteurs.


Tauranga’s Bay Explorer launches new marine tour 17th September 2019 /

Tauranga’s Bay Explorer launches new marine tour

Tauranga-based operator Bay Explorer has launched a new half-day tour showcasing the Bay of Plenty’s marine life.


Akaroa Dolphins take delivery of purpose-built catamaran 16th September 2019

Akaroa Dolphins take delivery of purpose-built catamaran

Cruise operator Akaroa Dolphins has taken delivery of what it said is the first purpose-built boat for dolphin watching to arrive in the Banks Peninsula harbour.


Distracted, solo skipper cause of vessel running aground 15th August 2019 /

Distracted, solo skipper cause of vessel running aground

There was little defence in place to prevent the one-person errors that resulted in the collision, says the TAIC.


Milford Sound visitor growth slows, but still up 83% since 2015 18th June 2019 /

Milford Sound visitor growth slows, but still up 83% since 2015

Milford Sound visitor numbers grew 2.14% to 882,296 in the year to March 2019, according to Milford Sound Tourism.


Southern Discoveries to launch “unimaginable” amphibious twin lakes cruise 1st April 2019

Southern Discoveries to launch “unimaginable” amphibious twin lakes cruise

Southern Discoveries has today unveiled plans for the conversion on its Spirit of Queenstown catamaran into an amphibious vehicle for a new twin lakes cruise product.