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An aged Land Rover lumbering over a rugged farm track with a yapping sheepdog on the back is a familiar sight in New Zealand but the image is getting a new twist from a couple of intrepid ex-pats.

A Māori cultural expert who worked with Clint Eastwood on his latest movie 'Invictus' was humbled by the respect shown towards the haka and the New Zealand All Blacks.

New Zealand’s largest city - Auckland – is inviting visitors to extend their imagination and “explore new artistic worlds” during the city’s biennial Auckland Arts Festival.

The feather of an extinct New Zealand bird has sold for a world record price at an auction in Auckland.

Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement has been tipped for a role in a new feature film that’s due to start filming soon.

Fans keen to keep track of the live action during Rugby World Cup 2011, will have plenty of options in Auckland with four official ‘fan zones’ covering the north, south, east and west of the region.

Aucklanders are enjoying a sailing extravaganza on and off the water - with the America’s Cup silver trophy in town along with many of the world’s top sailors who’ve competed for it.

With 283 days left to go until Rugby World Cup 2011, tickets for the world’s biggest rugby event are about to go on general sale.

The last of the tickets for Rugby World Cup 2011 have gone on sale and are going quickly as New Zealand continues to ramp up preparations for hosting the major event.

Auckland’s Sky Tower, the southern hemisphere’s tallest building, now has another claim to fame. It’s just set a new record for the largest number of fire-fighters wearing full apparatus, in a New Zealand building at one time, not fighting a fire.