Tim Hunter

The wild weather over the South Island has forced the closure of a popular tourist route, in the midst of the winter school holidays. The transport agency has closed parts of State Highway 94 between… Audio

Tourists will be able to access Milford Sound by road today, after heavy rain damaged it earlier this month. The country's most popular tourist destination has been cut off to tourists by road since… Audio

Business journalist Tim Hunter talks about the financial woes of the Dunedin company behind a Christchurch sub-division. Audio

The founder of the electronics chain Dick Smith says the private equity group which took over the business also destroyed it. Business journalist Tim Hunter discusses the demise of the stores. Audio

The Canterbury earthquake recovery minister's facing renewed pressure to step down from the convention centre rebuild. Audio

NZ's biggest publisher of news goes ahead with its dramatic digital transformation. What are the risks? Audio

Steve Wilde considers tourism industry plans to almost double visitor value in under a decade. Audio

Canterbury tourism numbers climbing again - we speak to Canterbury Tourism chief executive Tim Hunter. Audio

Ernest Duval, co-founder of the City Owners Rebuild Entity; Tom McBrearty, Chair of the Cancern resident's group network; Chief executive of Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism, Tim Hunter - all… Audio

The more than four-thousand kilometre swathe covering Aoraki/Mount Cook national park and the Mackenzie Basin makes up what is now the largest dark sky reserve in the world, and just the fourth for… Audio

South Island Tourism taking a big hit due to lack of snow, the continuing aftershocks, the ash cloud and the high New Zealand dollar. Audio

Christchurch tourism operators are hoping to entice visitors back to the region at this year's New Zealand tourism trade show. Audio

Tourists booked to arrive here in the past fortnight have watched Christchurch crumble and the Government declare a national state of emergency. Audio

What is the situation now for business in Christchurch and what are the immediate concerns and the longer term thinking that people are going to have to do? Audio