Press Releases

New Zealand funny man Rhys Darby, best known for his role as Murray in Flight of the Conchords, is heading home for a comedy debate that promises to be the highlight of this year’s Queenstown Winter Festival.

Sunshine, a fun atmosphere, world-class entertainment and a unique setting in a picturesque vineyard’s natural amphitheatre – no wonder New Zealand’s Rhythm & Vines is the place to be for New Year.

Sir Richard Branson – in New Zealand to catch the finals of the Rugby World Cup – has been seen out on Auckland waters testing an innovative form of Kiwi transport.

Not for the faint-hearted, the World Heli Challenge in Wanaka is considered the most exotic snow-based event on the planet and brings the world’s top snowboarders and skiers to New Zealand for the “ultimate challenge”.

Queenstown, New Zealand is about to launch an exclusive mile-high rock concert – on top of towering Cecil Peak.

Conservationists are hoping that a romantic island get-away and a bit on the side could spark a new lease of life for the world’s most endangered kiwi species.

Kupe was one of Polynesia’s most famous voyagers and now an exhibition celebrating his life is on the move itself, leaving the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington and heading to the central North Island town of Rotorua.

Te Matarae i Orehu, a Māori culture group based in New Zealand’s geothermal Rotorua district, won the national Kapa Haka Championship title in Gisborne over the weekend.

Canadian peace walker Jean Béliveau has completed his mammoth 64-country, 11-year walk around the world – arriving at the tip of New Zealand’s North Island accompanied by local supporters.

Prince William will visit the New Zealand city of Christchurch for a national memorial service to honour the victims of last month’s earthquake.