Press Releases

Christchurch city is bidding farewell to the bar-tailed godwit, as March marks the beginning of migration.

A newly formed lake in the South Island is holding on to potentially become the newest attraction at the Mt Aspiring National Park.

It’s not exactly a population explosion, but two newly hatched kakapo chicks on a remote New Zealand island are another small step in the recovery programme for one of the world’s most endangered birds.

New Zealand’s latest visitor attraction will tell the stories of the country’s gold mining history.

New Zealand’s art and history are highlighted in a new book to be released in Wellington this week.

A major new discount card has been launched which is set to inject more than a million dollars back into Maori tourism every year.

Cavers exploring deep inside Kahurangi National Park, in the north west of New Zealand’s South Island, have discovered a new passage through rock that is 500 million years old.

New Zealand’s conservation campaign to save the kakapo – the world’s rarest parrot – has reached a new milestone with confirmation that the population of threatened birds has cracked through the 100 mark.

Karapiro Wellness Resort is New Zealand’s first hotel to adopt a carbon offset programme designed at allowing guests to leave pampered but guilt-free.

International athletes will literally follow in the footsteps of New Zealand’s legendary runner and coach Arthur Lydiard when they race in a new marathon that covers his old Auckland training ground.