Press Releases

New Zealand's greatest hero - Sir Edmund Hillary has died at the age of 88.

International tourist spending in New Zealand is up five percent on the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

Ancient New Zealand Tuatara have broken records for DNA evolution - despite being slow to grow and reproduce and having a sluggish metabolism.

The most valuable collection of paintings to ever visit New Zealand will be on display at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum in 2009.

ew Zealand's newest lake has burst its dam but fears it could wreck havoc in low lying areas now seem less likely.

The largest public park to be created in 20 years has been unveiled … and it incorporates snow-capped mountains, crystal clear lakes and a popular skifield.

New Zealand is no stranger to the limelight – its scenery has been immortalised in some of the most successful films in cinematic history.

Climate change and its effect on the world will be highlighted this month at a festival in the New Zealand city of Christchurch - gateway to the last great wilderness on earth.

In a bold move Tourism New Zealand is staking its claim as the youngest country on earth.

A female bar-tailed godwit has made a record breaking 11,500km journey to New Zealand from its breeding ground in Alaska.