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It took a while but the snow has finally arrived, dusting off Coronet Peak ski area in time for the concluding days of the 2011 Queenstown Winter Festival.

A front row with perfect balance, good body and grassy tones might well sound like a coach’s description of his rugby team but these are in fact terms that sum up a new range of New Zealand wines released especially for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

A former street kid turned scientist and inventor has been capped New Zealander of the Year in the country’s inaugural awards to honour extraordinary and inspiring Kiwis.

Unseasonable snowfalls, causing havoc in New Zealand’s central North Island, at least have a silver lining for winter sports enthusiasts who’re keen to make the most of spring skiing and snowboarding.

Sculptures made out of old goal posts from Eden Park in Auckland could become part of French / Kiwi rugby history if a symbolic ceremony planned during the Rugby World Cup next year goes ahead.

On 14 July 1789 the people of Paris stormed the Bastille and now, 221 years later, the French are coming to do battle in Queenstown.

Meet ‘Jeffree’ & ‘Freeona’ – two free spirits who’re on the road trip of a lifetime and are putting a new spin on the meaning of freewheeling through New Zealand on holiday.

New Zealand’s wide open spaces and unique environment provide a mecca for freedom campers but tourists are being advised to check with the locals before pitching a tent or parking their campervan.

New Zealand’s fabled Pink Terraces – one half of the long lost ‘eighth wonder of the world’ – have been found on the bottom of a volcanic lake near Rotorua.

A tiny slice of New Zealand paradise is up for sale – an entire village for a cool $1 million.