Press Releases

For the first time in hundreds of years, New Zealand’s tiny Maud Island frog has hatched in the wild on the mainland.

The small New Zealand town of Te Kuiti will soon be overrun with thousands of sheep charging down the main street.

Teen singing sensation Miley Ray Cyrus has appeared on the hit show American Idol wearing clothes from a New Zealand fashion designer.

International yachting teams have raced to submit entries for the new Louis Vuitton Pacific Series to be sailed in Auckland – New Zealand’s ‘city of sails’ – in February 2009.

A little bit of Beijing is getting a Kiwi makeover as New Zealand’s Olympic team prepares for the games.

Emirates has announced its Superjumbo Airbus A380 plane will fly on the trans-Tasman route to Auckland next year.

A Kiwi innovator who wants to use giant kites soaring a kilometre into the sky to harness cheap and green wind power has hauled in a NZ$13 million (US$10 million) investment from Internet giant Google.

Spring fever hits New Zealand in September with feasts and festivals that celebrate new beginnings in everything from wine to wildlife.

New Zealand’s South Island has been included in the world’s top eight fishing destinations by Singapore Airlines’ in-flight magazine.

A wintry blast that has blanketed the Southern Lakes region of New Zealand is perfect timing for the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival due to open Friday (June 27).