Press Releases

Nelson might be better known for wine production but a new festival is about to put the region on the map for another popular tipple.

Major conservation work aimed at preserving precious bird life on two of New Zealand’s largest off-shore islands will realise a 100 year old dream by the country’s first conservation officer.

An annual sculpture exhibition opening on Auckland’s Waiheke Island will feature the largest outdoor exhibition of kinetic sculpture ever held in New Zealand.

New Zealand scientists have discovered a new volcano in Auckland.

New Zealand’s Christchurch International Airport has gone carbon neutral, making it the second airport company in the world to do so after Stockholm's LVF.

A 12 year old Tampa refugee who has spoken English for less than six years has been judged New Zealand's third-best speller.

New Zealand has won another major world travel award– this time the country’s Southern Lakes have topped a list of 100 global destinations voted by members of the world’s largest online travel community.

New Zealand has taken the title of Top Country for the second year running in the Wanderlust awards in the UK.

A New Zealand artist whose work included a Maori version of the London Tube map has managed to break into the lucrative British market with an exhibition sell out.

New Zealand’s global rating as a top spot has been given another boost with two of the country’s bars making it onto a list of the best 100 in the world.