Press Releases

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.

New Zealand’s former prime minister Helen Clark has been named as the next head of the United Nations Development Programme - one of the top jobs in the world body.

New Zealand speed king Alan Thoresen is preparing for a fresh attempt on the world land-speed record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats.

Kiwis are keen bloggers according to a new study which shows one in 13 New Zealanders has a weblog.

Royalty, politicians, artists and performers will be among the crowds taking part in Waitangi Day - New Zealand’s national holiday - celebrations this Friday (6.02.09).

In a final farewell to Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealanders are donating engraved rocks to construct a memorial cairn.