Press Releases

New Zealand author Patricia Grace has won the 2008 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

Four New Zealand buildings – two private homes, a golf clubhouse and a university business school - have been short listed for the World Architecture Festival Awards to be held in Spain this October.

New Zealand and the Republic of Korea have signed a film co-production agreement that will strengthen screen industry partnerships between the two countries.

New Zealand is one of the top five most popular tourist destinations in the world, according to an international survey.

A free music event at a luxury New Zealand alpine resort featuring international and local stars will be beamed to more than 30 countries.

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

A spectacular multimedia experience opening on September 27 crowns the 10th birthday celebrations of Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand’s national museum.

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

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.

Anyone visiting New Zealand in September will get a unique chance to ‘meet the locals,’ Tutakitia te Iwi Kainga, as part of the country’s annual Conservation Week.