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The refreshed Holiday Inn and its bar.

I didn’t want to stay in this budget airport hotel, but I loved it

Get over your Holiday Inn preconceptions – this airport hotel is fun and funky, with surprising tropical-resort vibes.

  • Katrina Lobley

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A paper by two New Zealand academics found Auckland planning reforms lifted supply and reduced rents by as much as a third.

Mass rezoning: Case for Sydney to embrace ‘Auckland solution’ to housing crisis

Auckland raised the density of housing permitted on 75 per cent of its residential land, dramatically increasing capacity, which the Business Council says Sydney should copy.

  • Michael Koziol
The 15ht hole - Pirate’s Plank - at Cape Kidnappers.

The ultimate luxury lodge stay in New Zealand

The exclusive Kiwi lodge scene is looking even rosier with the entry of the luxury Rosewood group.

  • Jane Reddy
Auckland’s Queens Wharf terminal.

Port guide: Auckland, New Zealand

The cruise terminal could hardly be better located to explore New Zealand’s breezy, sea-gazing capital, so get walking.

  • Brian Johnston
Perth has one of the worst rental vacancy rates in the world.

Perth now one of hardest cities in the world to find a rental

Exclusive data shows Perth has one of the most diabolical rental vacancy rates in the developed world – but there are signs the situation may be about to ease.

  • Sarah Brookes
Silver Muse tra11-cruisefood

Australian passengers have one major complaint about cruises. This ship solves it

On behalf of a nation of espresso-sipping extremists, Silversea’s Silver Muse is doing god’s work in the caffeinating department.

  • Anthony Dennis
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Auckland city by night.

Best short-haul destinations: Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand’s biggest city has been utterly transformed by the dramatic redevelopment of its once no-go waterfront as well as a quality food scene.

  • Anthony Dennis
Sixteen hours in economy is always going to be brutal.

Airline review: 16-hour Qantas economy long haul leaves a bad taste

Top marks Qantas for a fast and convenient flight, but economy passengers deserve more than this.

  • Ellen Connolly
Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 Premium Economy.

Airline review: This premium economy has one of the world’s cosiest sky-cradles

This long-haul is nearly 16 hours, but I managed to sleep for six of them and wake up in time for breakfast.

  • Kylie McLaughlin
On the waterfront … the new InterContinental Auckland.

Five-star luxury hotel opens on Auckland’s revamped waterfront

The opening of the five-star in the area is a true watershed. It was little more than 25 years ago that this area was industrial and closed off to the public, meaning little access to the stunning Waitemata Harbour from the city.

  • Julietta Jameson

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