Features

Māori kai food festivals are popular in New Zealand for international tourists and Kiwis alike, as they showcase the best of natural local foods / kai Māori.

Waitangi Day is a public holiday held on 6 February every year to commemorate the signing of New Zealand's founding document - the Treaty of Waitangi - in 1840.

New Zealand’s Taranaki region – on the western edge of the central North Island – is a unique horticultural area that is world renowned for its gardens.

Visitors enjoying their first Christmas in New Zealand are likely to experience culture shock - when you add summer and holiday fun to the traditional annual festival it takes on a very different look.

Christmas plays out somewhat differently in the southern hemisphere summer where long sunny days season the festive mix.

Visit New Zealand during the summer months and you might not find anyone at home – that’s because when the sun is out, so are Kiwis and with so much to do, it’s hardly surprising.

When the 3000-kilometre Te Araroa – The Long Pathway was completed in New Zealand in December 2011, it became one of the world's longest walking trails.

Colourful garden festivals and horticultural events throughout New Zealand during 2011/2012.

Background on the '100% Pure New Zealand' giant rugby ball.

A significant Māori cultural icon has come home after more than a century of foreign travels.