Press Releases

A major art exhibition of works by 41 Kiwi artists is to be held in Italy to commemorate New Zealand’s involvement – 66 years ago – in the WWII Battle of Monte Cassino.

Twenty-five Kiwi artists will open their studios to the public during The Great Coromandel Art Tour – three weekends of art, music, exhibitions and workshops in one of New Zealand’s most creative little towns.

A novel dealing with the history of the Chinese people in New Zealand has been shortlisted for a prestigious Australian literary award.

A New Zealand icon – the humble Kiwi bach – is destined to become a White House near-neighbour next year, as part of an international competition for sustainable architecture.

Top Kiwi bartenders are preparing to compete in the ultimate clash of the cocktail shakers – the 42BELOW Cocktail World Cup.

Visitors to Lake Taupo in New Zealand’s central North Island might be surprised by the dress code at some of the event capital’s major functions this month.

Kiwi chefs will work magic with Māori ingredients and wild foods at the 13th Monteith’s Beer and Wild Food Challenge – whipping up dishes of wild game, seafood and indigenous plants to spice up adventurous palates.

Love is in the air for Conservation Week 2010 – themed ‘Love New Zealand’ – and conservation’s noisiest spokesperson is busy tweeting out the message.

Two world famous chefs, Rick Stein and Gordon Ramsay, will both be staging shows in New Zealand this year - giving them the chance to experience some unique culinary offerings, Kiwi-style.

New Zealand’s famed dawn chorus – a host of unique forest song birds – have gone online singing out for attention.