Press Releases

The FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup kicked off in New Zealand with an opening clash between the home team and hot favourites the Canadians.

A project designed to pull the eyes of the world back onto the benefits of wool has brought international architects together in New Zealand to design a “woolly” hotel complex.

Visitors to Mt Hutt ski-field, in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, are catching some spectacular ski action as the ‘capital of speed’ hosts international teams in training for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Some of the world's best young surfers will be riding the waves at Piha - on Auckland's wild west coast - when New Zealand plays host next January to the World Junior Surfing Champs.

After eight days of intense international competition, colourful festivities and enthusiastic home-crowds, New Zealand rowing officials and Hamilton Waikato locals are the toast of the international rowing fraternity.

Air New Zealand has again made aviation history with an in-flight concierge service that will revolutionise long-haul travel.

A new environmental rating system believed to be a world first, for tourism businesses, has just been launched in New Zealand

A group of Kiwi champion skiers and surfers has scored a world first in an ambitious feat thought to be only possible in New Zealand – skiing five different mountains and surfing five different breaks in just five days.

A team of New Zealand gymnasts is to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for forward rolls.

Southland shearer Jimmy Clark has smashed a world record after shearing 560 ewes in eight hours.