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British actor, author and comedian Stephen Fry has been on the receiving end of some unusually close encounters during a BBC filming expedition in New Zealand.

Students at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, have designed a performance electric car that is powered by the same kind of battery used in a cellphone.

A two-hour test flight in New Zealand skies has been hailed as a “significant milestone” in the development of sustainable air fuels.

A Kiwi innovator who wants to use giant kites soaring a kilometre into the sky to harness cheap and green wind power has hauled in a NZ$13 million (US$10 million) investment from Internet giant Google.

Emirates has announced its Superjumbo Airbus A380 plane will fly on the trans-Tasman route to Auckland next year.

From New York to New Zealand, speculation has arisen that Mr Monopoly is checking out Queenstown in person.

Swiss racing car drivers in New Zealand for the Taupo A1GP event were not only victorious on the track but also vocal in their praise for the country.

A New Zealand woman who lost her legs as a child has realised a long-held dream to become a mermaid thanks to Wellington-based film industry specialists, Weta Workshop.

The Tamaki brothers, well known for their successful cultural tourism products in New Zealand are now branching out to mentor other indigenous tourism businesses in Australia and the Pacific region.

Tourists at the Tasman Glacier terminal face, in Aoraki Mount Cook national park, witnessed a three-metre high wave as a giant iceberg plunged from the glacier into the terminal lake on Tuesday (10.02.09).