Press Releases

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.

Prime Minister John Key today (14.05.09) announced the Government would spend $50 million over three years to build a New Zealand cycle way.

Hapuku Lodge has just announced an eco package that will see the carbon footprint of their guests completely offset by a tree planting initiative.

A New Zealand adrenaline junkie has bungy jumped his way into the Guinness Book of World Records by leaping off the Auckland Harbour Bridge 103 times in 10 hours.

An ongoing tug-of-war over the true origin of pavlova has been given a diplomatic twist by New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key who’s warned Aussies to keep their hands off iconic Kiwi items.