Press Releases

Visitors will be able to experience New Zealand’s finest food and wine, art and culture, and gardens at a number of events happening throughout the Spring Festival.

The ‘Heli Hump’ is a new way for people to experience the Hump Ridge Track without having to walk the whole track.

Some of the world’s leading wine producers, commentators, chefs and sommeliers will be heading to New Zealand for Pinot Noir 2007.

New Zealand's annual Tourism Industry Awards were held on 23 August 2006 in Wellington. The Awards, which are run by the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA), recognise and reward excellence within the industry and are the highest possible accolade for New Zealand tourism operators.

With New Zealand's showiest trees on display, the natives flowering and the rhododendrons shining, the New Zealand Spring Festival is showing visitors the way to visit an array of New Zealand gardens, art and floral displays.

The Nevis Arc will open in 2007 and will be a 125m swing accessed from a 70 metre-long bridge suspended by steel cables over Doolan's Creek in Central Otago.

Acclaimed New Zealand chef Peter Gordon will launch his modern take on an authentic Spanish tapas bar in Auckland this November.

The 2007 Vodafone ID Dunedin Fashion Week returns to the deep south of New Zealand from 6-10 March to celebrate the latest local and international fashion collections.

Visitors to Kapiti Island, just north of Wellington, can now experience the conservation in a new way with the opening of a day track at the island’s northern end.