Press Releases

Queenstown-based designer Claire Brinsley’s first fashion range has been launched overseas by an exclusive UK boutique.

Havelock North’s Te Mata Estate Winery has scored an international coup with selection as the flagship producer for a prestigious London Wine Fair.

The Brauhaus Frings brewery in Whangarei has branched out hiring a full time cartoonist and launching its own comic book.

New Zealand’s single biggest export sector – tourism - aims to increase its contribution to the economy as a result of the upcoming TRENZ 2007.

Never mind New York, look out London and step aside Sydney, because New Zealand is fast emerging as the coolest destination to visit.

The development of Matariki as a uniquely New Zealand national festival has received the support of the New Zealand Maori Tourism Council.

Intercity Group, one of New Zealand’s largest national transport companies, is set to become a carbon neutral operator by 2010.

New Zealand will host the World Heritage Committee’s annual meeting for the first time in July 2007.

The unique natural environment of Farewell Spit, at the northernmost tip of New Zealand’s South Island, has landed the area on UNESCO’s tentative list for World Heritage Sites.

This year’s Matariki celebrations are set to be one of the largest New Zealand has ever witnessed.