Press Releases

Favourable exchange rates, cheap holiday deals and a government cash injection are all helping to keep New Zealand in the minds of would-be international travellers during the credit crunch.

A New Zealand youth development programme that teaches teenagers to sail has helped earn its parent organization a nomination for the Nobel Peace prize

New Zealand is to take the lead in researching ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

A New Zealand scientist has won an international award for research of the Wanganui Basin.

Movie goers are taking a journey back to the Ice Age, with the help of New Zealand’s mountainous scenery.

New Zealand can add yet another Guinness World Record to its long list with the successful completion of a staggering forward roll attempt in Rotorua yesterday.

Skiing in New Zealand will be an attractive option for international visitors this 2009 ski season with the exchange rate making ticket prices up to 40% cheaper than last winter.

The call is out for news presenters willing to ‘bare all’ for the sake of the news.

New Plymouth on the west coast of the North Island has been named New Zealand's Top Town in a national magazine poll.

A giant kiwifruit, a backpackers inside a prison and a boutique brewery where possum tails can be exchanged for beer are just a few New Zealand quirks rated highly in the 2008 edition of the Lonely Planet’s Bluelist.