Press Releases

Move over bungy, a local volunteer group from the Manawatu town of Foxton, in the lower North Island, wants to introduce New Zealand’s latest extreme sporting thrill – a spin on the blades of the town’s landmark windmill.

A New Zealand-based astronomy organisation has discovered a tiny star with its own planet slightly larger than Earth, 3000 light years away.

New Zealand has made another leap into the record books by becoming the first country in the world to create a new skydiving qualification for tandem jumps.

Scientists have discovered a vast new underwater colony labelled 'Brittlestar City' south of New Zealand.

International athletes will literally follow in the footsteps of New Zealand’s legendary runner and coach Arthur Lydiard when they race in a new marathon that covers his old Auckland training ground.

Cavers exploring deep inside Kahurangi National Park, in the north west of New Zealand’s South Island, have discovered a new passage through rock that is 500 million years old.

Christchurch city is bidding farewell to the bar-tailed godwit, as March marks the beginning of migration.

In a final farewell to Sir Edmund Hillary, New Zealanders are donating engraved rocks to construct a memorial cairn.

Kiwis are keen bloggers according to a new study which shows one in 13 New Zealanders has a weblog.

New Zealand speed king Alan Thoresen is preparing for a fresh attempt on the world land-speed record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats.