Press Releases

As New Zealand gears up for this year’s Matariki celebrations, the significance of Maori New Year is attracting increased international awareness.

Acclaimed Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro is moving to New Zealand’s capital city Wellington to take a journey back to Middle-earth, directing The Hobbit movie and its sequel for the next four years.

Operation Nest Egg (ONE) is celebrating the arrival of its 1000th kiwi chick.

The body of New Zealand's greatest hero, Sir Edmund Hillary, is now lying in state at Auckland's Anglican Cathedral.

A New Zealand CD only audible to dogs is set to get tails wagging around the world.

New Zealand’s commitment to environmental sustainability has paid off with the country scoring seventh place out of more than 140 countries for its effort.

Winter in New Zealand is a world away from dull and drab. Here crisp blue skies and dramatic scenery provide a veritable playground for winter sports, relaxing breaks and special festivities.

The Rimu tree could hold the key to saving New Zealand’s endangered kakapo bird.

For the first time in 30,000 years, scientists have simulated Neanderthal voices – and it’s a similar sound to the New Zealand accent!

New Zealand’s film industry is about to get another boost with the producer of Hercules, and Xena: Warrior Princess returning to New Zealand to film a new television series.