Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by Legend Press in 2019 and comes out in Germany in 2021. You can follow Deborah on X and Instagram.
A mountain in New Zealand has been granted legal personhood in an historic move that ends years of dispute. It means the geographical feature now “owns […]
New Zealand’s Golden Visa Program, officially known as the Active Investor Plus Visa, is due to evolve. The new government wants to adapt the scheme in […]
A Canadian woman has been arrested at New Zealand’s Auckland Airport, carrying over 10 kilograms of methamphetamine. In an attempt to make the drugs go unnoticed, […]
New Zealand seems set to cash in on travel trends showing that tourists are increasingly interested in outdoor adventures and experiential activities, according to a new sector […]
It’s a scene so commonplace that there’s a whole movie themed around it. Witness an emotional airport farewell (or reunion), and it’s hard not to think […]
While many McDonald’s locations may look the same, some stand out. According to the company, however, the ‘World’s Coolest McDonald’s’ can be found in Taupō in […]
The New Zealand government has announced the entry tax for international tourists will almost triple from October this year, prompting backlash from tourism and aviation industry […]
Air New Zealand has abandoned its 2030 carbon reduction goal, blaming delays in the supply chain of both new planes and alternative fuels, as well as […]
On Tuesday, 16 April, a 47-year-old German passenger travelling on an Air New Zealand flight broke his leg after strong turbulence and had to endure more […]
The owners of a deadly volcanic island and the tour booking agents who took visitors there have been ordered to pay almost NZ$13 million (€7.3 million), NZ$2.6 […]
New Zealand’s new Conservative coalition government is doing a U-turn on anti-smoking legislation. “World-leading” The legislation, introduced by previous Prime Minister Jacinda Ahern and passed in […]
On Wednesday, 8 November, an Air New Zealand flight departing from Auckland and headed for Chicago had to turn around mid-flight, resulting in an 11-hour “flight […]
Over the last two decades, awareness of the negative impacts of tourism has grown. The sector is no longer seen as a pollution-free industry. In addition […]
Air New Zealand has announced that will start asking volunteer passengers to weigh themselves before boarding international flights departing from Auckland. The trial is to run […]
Air New Zealand has announced it will offer its Business Premier and Premium Economy customers a unique set of traditional Māori herbal skincare remedies. Passengers will […]