Press Releases

New Zealand has won a bid to host the final of the 2012 world triathlon championships – the sport’s biggest event outside the Olympics.

Auckland – the city of sails – will host three prestigious international sailing events in March 2010 during the Auckland Festival of Sail.

Auckland, New Zealand has been named the top entrepreneurial city in the OECD according to an international survey.

A rare visit from a humpback whale and her calf to Auckland’s marine doorstep has scientists and whale watchers very excited.

With just over five months to go until New Zealand welcomes visitors for Rugby World Cup 2011, it’s ‘game on’ for the construction industry especially along the changing face of Auckland city’s waterfront.

Auditions have started in Johannesburg for a big-budget sci-fi film produced by Peter Jackson.

A vivacious 20-year-old Australian tourism student has won a ‘dream job’ giving her an all-expenses paid, three-month trip around New Zealand next year.

Record numbers of Australians are cruising to New Zealand, and cruise companies are rising to the challenge.

Rugby fans keen for an authentic experience while visiting New Zealand for Rugby World Cup 2011 can sign up for some home-grown Kiwi hospitality.

A world-leading system for controlling avalanches which was developed in the South Island region of Fiordland has been nominated for a major international award.