Press Releases

All the world’s a stage and top international buskers are keeping New Zealand entertained during a series of summer-time busking festivals.

Over 200 of the world’s top snowboarders will be on the slopes at Wanaka next week for the Burton New Zealand Open.

Hobbit holes and hedgerows have appeared on one of New Zealand’s most celebrated farms as work begins on rebuilding Hobbiton for filming the 'The Hobbit' movies.

Cut-price airline Air Asia X has launched in Christchurch today (1.12.10) promising a major boost to the South Island tourism gateway, and the cheapest international airfares New Zealand has ever seen.

Newly-weds Gaynor Halpin and Barry Grounds went to extraordinary lengths to make their wedding day something special - they flew 19,000km (12,000 miles) to say "I do" in a traditional Māori waka (canoe).

As the world’s first ‘twitchhiker’ Paul Smith neared his goal of travelling around the world in 30 days relying solely on the hospitality of the Twitter community, we tracked his movements south through New Zealand.

New Zealand’s island sanctuary successes have brought praise from global conservationists meeting in Auckland to look at threats to wildlife throughout the world.

Wellington is sizzling with the possibility that a mystery visitor to New Zealand’s film centre could be none other than sexy Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt.

Tourism in New Zealand stands to benefit from the spin off of another multi-million dollar Bollywood movie – an Indian remake of The Italian Job that is currently being filmed in Wellington.

Major Indian Bollywood producers Dharma Productions will film in Queenstown in late January 2010, putting New Zealand on screen in front of up to 150 million viewers.