Press Releases

Royalty, politicians, artists and performers will be among the crowds taking part in Waitangi Day - New Zealand’s national holiday - celebrations this Friday (6.02.09).

Kiwis are keen bloggers according to a new study which shows one in 13 New Zealanders has a weblog.

New Zealand speed king Alan Thoresen is preparing for a fresh attempt on the world land-speed record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats.

New Zealand’s former prime minister Helen Clark has been named as the next head of the United Nations Development Programme - one of the top jobs in the world body.

A female bar-tailed godwit has made a record breaking 11,500km journey to New Zealand from its breeding ground in Alaska.

In a bold move Tourism New Zealand is staking its claim as the youngest country on earth.

Climate change and its effect on the world will be highlighted this month at a festival in the New Zealand city of Christchurch - gateway to the last great wilderness on earth.

New Zealand is no stranger to the limelight – its scenery has been immortalised in some of the most successful films in cinematic history.

The largest public park to be created in 20 years has been unveiled … and it incorporates snow-capped mountains, crystal clear lakes and a popular skifield.

ew Zealand's newest lake has burst its dam but fears it could wreck havoc in low lying areas now seem less likely.