Press Releases

Sirocco, the rare New Zealand kākāpo parrot whose frisky behaviour with a BBC television crew propelled him to global stardom, will make some cameo appearances during Rugby World Cup.

Passengers on a whale watching safari were treated to a rare marine spectacle when two blue whales surfaced in the Hauraki Gulf, not far from Auckland city shores.

New Zealand’s wildlife-rich South Island region of Otago is about to welcome its first wild kiwi for almost 140 years – but not just any kiwi, these are the critically endangered Haast tokoeka.

Sirocco, the pin-up boy and darling of New Zealand’s high profile conservation efforts with the endangered kākāpō parrot population, is about to take off for somewhere he’s never been before – the big city.

Tourists and professional whale watchers on New Zealand whale watching safaris have been treated to some recent rare sightings as the winter whale season swings into action.

A rare Japanese Zero fighter and a German wing walker promise dramatic action at the 2010 Warbirds over Wanaka international air show in the picturesque lake district of New Zealand’s South Island.

The latest in a long list of generous donations for the Christchurch earthquake relief fund has come from a bottle of French Burgundy that sold for NZ$12,500 in a New Zealand charity auction.

As Scotland prepares to meet England in their Rugby World Cup pool clash at Eden Park tomorrow night (1.10.2011), the skirl of Scottish pipes hit a high note in Auckland this week.

When New Zealand’s pohutukawa tree lights up with crimson blooms, Kiwis know that summer’s here and the festive season is just around the corner.

He’s smaller than usual and he’s had his struggles, but Piwi the kiwi has become the latest chapter in an unfolding story of Kiwi ingenuity.