Press Releases

The pool draw for the 2011 Rugby World Cup has been announced in a fitting venue – Tourism New Zealand’s giant inflatable rugby ball beside the Tower of London.

A $NZ 2 billion wind farm, consisting of 218 turbines standing at 150m high is being planned for the rural North Island settlement of Port Waikato.

Top New Zealand entertainers will strut their stuff alongside some of the world’s best street acts during coming weeks as two major busking festivals come to town.

Sixteen years on from her Oscar-winning performance in The Piano, Kiwi actress Anna Paquin has added a Golden Globe to her collection of awards.

An on line US golf publication has put a positive new spin on New Zealand as an ideal golfing destination.

It might sound like the great escape, but when international and national golfers head for The Hills next month (March 2009) they’ll be going to New Zealand’s most exclusive golf course to attend the country’s premier golfing tournament.

New Zealand’s national Māori language week – te wiki o te reo Māori - will get a major boost next week with the launch of Google Māori.

New Zealand hit comedy duo Flight of the Conchords have won a prestigious Grammy Award.

A South Island wildlife reserve has notched up its most successful Kiwi breeding season ever having raised and released 48 chicks.

A New Zealand farm north of Auckland has been given the green light to open up its pastures for domestic and international film producers.