Press Releases

New Zealand's iconic 'living dinosaurs' have just had their numbers trebled on the country's mainland thanks to a successful conservation programme.

Movie fans will soon be invited in for a glimpse into the world of Academy Award-winning visual effects studio, Weta Workshop.

A science researcher is convinced New Zealand’s extinct Moa birds are alive and living in bush in the middle of the North Island.

Another young Kiwi ‘popera’ singer will prove New Zealand’s got talent too when she teams up with Britain’s legendary TV talent show discovery, Paul Potts, on his Australasian tour next month.

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.