Press Releases

Auckland’s Waitemata harbour erupted with boat horns and cheers as the host team – Emirates Team New Zealand – scored a decisive 3-1 victory over top challenger Alinghi in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series on Saturday (14.02.09).

The New Zealand Fringe Festival has capped off one of the biggest events in its 19-year history by naming comedy duo Flight of the Conchords' as inaugural members of a new hall of fame.

She has taken a ride with superman, but it’s fair to say actress Kate Bosworth has had the ride of her life taking a scenic flight in New Zealand’s Southern Alps.

Hotel Hingarae, a futuristic six-star development, is to be built on the western slopes of Lake Taupo.

The Southern Hemisphere’s largest garden show, the 2009 Ellerslie International Flower Show, opens its gates next week (11.03.09) at a new home in the South Island city of Christchurch.

Only 16-days-old and as yet un-named, a little blue penguin has everyone clucking at the Penguin Encounter in Christchurch’s International Antarctic Centre.

Akaroa, a small peninsula town on the South Island’s east coast, is doubling as paradise in a joint Kiwi-German film production.

A German tourist has traveled New Zealand for 40 days, undertaking 40 different sports and setting a world record in the process.

Tourism New Zealand’s giant inflatable rugby ball has gone down a treat in London with more than 7500 visitors, including royalty and VIPs.

New Zealand’s giant rugby ball has seen plenty of action at its new home beside London’s famous Tower Bridge earning warm praise from crowds who’ve braved cold temperatures to visit the Kiwi icon.