Press Releases

After completing a mammoth 50-day expedition, the first New Zealand woman to ski to the South Pole is due home on 15 January and looking forward to sunshine and a belated Christmas dinner.

The first of New Zealand’s ‘Great Rides’ – a national cycle trail project showcasing some of the country’s most spectacular cycling destinations – will open tomorrow (20.11.2010).

Roll up … roll up… the world’s most talented bartenders will be visiting New Zealand’s ultimate playground Queenstown, this month for a week of extreme cocktail making, parties and adrenalin-charged activities.

New Zealand’s oldest driver – who clocks in at 104 – is older than the first Model T motorcar that rolled off Henry Ford’s production line and she’s in good company.

The first New Zealand ski field of the season is set to open tomorrow morning (5.06.2010) – just in time for the long Queen’s Birthday weekend.

As summer draws to a close and hikers prepare to hang up their boots for the season, New Zealand is enjoying new status in the international walking community with Te Araroa – the long pathway that stretches from one end of the country to the other.

New Zealand yachting hero Sir Peter Blake is the focus of a major permanent exhibition due to open soon (12.12.09) on the Auckland waterfront.

New Zealand is shaping up to be the big winner from exposure to a massive audience after top rating American TV show 'The Biggest Loser' chose to shoot their latest episodes in the country.

Auckland is on 'Cloud' nine, Wellington’s launching a waka, Nelson’s taking a long Italian lunch, Bluff’s reserving the juiciest oysters, Westland’s celebrating whitebait, and wineries all over New Zealand are dusting off their vintage best.

New Zealand has come out on top in a UN survey ranking the best destination brands.