Press Releases

Down-under footie fans will be in for a fresh taste of Beckham magic when the international football star returns to New Zealand soon.

Football megastar David Beckham and the LA Galaxy had a decisive 3-0 win against the Oceania All Stars team in Auckland on Saturday night (6.12.08).

International soccer stars David Beckham and Christian Karembeu are due to arrive in New Zealand this week for a friendly match between the LA Galaxy and the Oceania All-Stars.

He came, he played, he went…New Zealand has had its first taste of Beckham fever, and for a country world renown for its rugby, the fans showed changing codes may not necessarily be a bad thing.

Barbie has had a Kiwi makeover thanks to New Zealand’s best known fashion designer Karen Walker, who took on the job of designing a new range to celebrate the doll’s 50th birthday.

There will be no bunkrooms or buses for an Australian backpacker who won $1 million on his second day in New Zealand.

The traditional Kiwi bach is being brought into the modern day.

A baby tuatara discovered at a wildlife sanctuary in Wellington is the first confirmed wild tuatara hatchling on New Zealand’s mainland in at least 200 years.

The eventual return of New Zealand native tuatara to wild habitat in the South Island has been brought a step closer with the arrival of 15 of the baby reptiles at Orokonui Ecosanctuary near Dunedin.

A world-leading system for controlling avalanches which was developed in the South Island region of Fiordland has been nominated for a major international award.