Press Releases

For the eighth time a dynamic group of international street performers will be hitting the streets of Auckland from 1 to 6 February 2008.

A writer who has spent much of his life working as a mail sorter has won New Zealand's largest literary prize.

Billionaire New Zealand luxury lodge owners Julian and Josie Robertson have gifted NZ$115 million of major international artworks to the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

Māori performance artists Manaia will help animate New Zealand's giant Rugby Ball during its London season with their music and culture, including haka workshops for British school children.

An exclusive Maori culture tour has been named as one of the World’s Best Day Trips by international magazine Conde Nast Traveller.

A million-dollar research programme is underway looking at using traditional Maori foods in contemporary cuisine.

Maori have the earliest childhood memories of any culture in New Zealand according to the results of a study just released.

A New Zealand archaeologist has uncovered an untouched "time capsule" of Maori life which dates back almost 200 years.

As New Zealand gears up for this year’s Matariki celebrations, the significance of Maori New Year is attracting increased international awareness.

The development of Matariki as a uniquely New Zealand national festival has received the support of the New Zealand Maori Tourism Council.