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Come to Oz and see China

Australian travel agents say Chinese visitors are initially sold by images of wide open skies and the Outback. But the reality is they want casinos, not koalas.... Read Story

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Walking the talk

Tammy Ballantyne walks the Great Ocean Walk in Australia, 104km of spectacular scenery all undertaken in five foot-weary days.

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A ‘100% Middle-earth’ experience

Hobbits and elves appear to be luring tourists to New Zealand as fans await their first glimpse of the second movie in The Hobbit trilogy.

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Tourism is a key sector of the New Zealand economy with international tourists providing 18 percent of the country's export earnings in 2010.

Made in New Zealand? Maybe not
April 2 2013 at 12:16

New Zealand's consumer watchdog has launched a crackdown on rogue traders ripping off tourists from Asia.

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The train trundles past Stoney Creek Falls.

Whizzing through Oz
April 1 2013 at 09:30

The legend of Buda-dji the Carpet Snake has been brought to life again on the locomotive that rides the Kuranda Scenic Railway, writes Rory Lynsky.

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Built in 1891, the Paddington Town Hall still dominates the scene with its famous clock tower. Today it's a centre for recreation, with a cinema, library and ballroom studio.

The Soho of Sydney
March 21 2013 at 13:32

Paddington: From working class suburb to major Sydney tourist attraction. Marjorie Copeland reports

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An undated handout photo from Tourism Australia shows Britain's Ben Southall sitting behind a desk in a Melbourne laneway as Australia's tourism industry resurrected its hugely popular 'Best Jobs in the World' campaign.

Game for ‘best job in the world’?
March 5 2013 at 07:47

Six ‘best’ jobs are on offer - each in a different Australian states and each coming with a six-month salary package.

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Visitors pose next to a sculpture of the J. R. R. Tolkien character Gollum at the Weta Cave museum in Wellington.

Fantasy and fiction in New Zealand
February 22 2013 at 14:03

Whether you’re a fan of Lord Of The Rings or The Hobbit, Contiki’s got just the tour for you.

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File photo: Ten times Mick Fanning of Australia competing during the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach in Torquay.

The World's Most Scenic Drive
February 8 2013 at 14:49

Robin Barton hits the road in a beaten-up Toyota and takes in the scenic route along Australia’s south coast.

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The cost of living the Australian dream has surged with Sydney and Melbourne among the five most expensive cities in the world. Here, spectators view the sails of the Sydney Opera House as they are lit during the Vivid Sydney Festival in 2010.

Australian dream gets costly
February 5 2013 at 08:15

Tokyo is the world’s most expensive city to live in - and two Australian cities are on the list.

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Auckland is a city thats fast developing a restaurant scene to rival that of Melbourne.

A food and wine wonderland
February 1 2013 at 11:41

A gourmet tour of New Zealand is a revelation for Mark C O’Flaherty.

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New Zealands South Island has a myriad adventures on offer, including a flip in a Tiger Moth and a crunch across Fox Glacier.

Middle Earth(ly) delights
December 28 2012 at 13:59

Like a modern-day Bilbo Baggins, Lisa Young decides to experience her own adventure in the vast South Island.

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A dip into Kiwi cuisine
December 27 2012 at 07:34

A gourmet tour is a revelation for Mark C O’Flaherty as he tucks into Maori potatoes, fresh seafood, and faultless 'flat whites'.

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AFP

Come to Oz and see China

.

Walking the talk

REUTERS

A ‘100% Middle-earth’ experience

Made in New Zealand? Maybe not April 2 2013 at 12:16

Whizzing through Oz April 1 2013 at 09:30

The Soho of Sydney March 21 2013 at 13:32

Game for ‘best job in the world’? March 5 2013 at 07:47

Fantasy and fiction in New Zealand February 22 2013 at 14:03

The World's Most Scenic Drive February 8 2013 at 14:49

Australian dream gets costly February 5 2013 at 08:15

A food and wine wonderland February 1 2013 at 11:41

Middle Earth(ly) delights December 28 2012 at 13:59

A dip into Kiwi cuisine December 27 2012 at 07:34

Made in New Zealand? Maybe not
April 2 2013 at 12:16

Whizzing through Oz
April 1 2013 at 09:30

The Soho of Sydney
March 21 2013 at 13:32

Game for ‘best job in the world’?
March 5 2013 at 07:47

Fantasy and fiction in New Zealand
February 22 2013 at 14:03

The World's Most Scenic Drive
February 8 2013 at 14:49

Australian dream gets costly
February 5 2013 at 08:15

A food and wine wonderland
February 1 2013 at 11:41

Middle Earth(ly) delights
December 28 2012 at 13:59

A dip into Kiwi cuisine
December 27 2012 at 07:34