Press Releases

Members of Sir Edmund Hillary’s family have been carrying on the good work of the legendary Kiwi explorer since his death earlier this year.

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

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.

An idea that began with a toasted sandwich maker in a New Zealand kitchen could provide the answer to one of the world's biggest environmental problems.

A moving film that became a personal journey for award winning New Zealand director Vincent Ward has had its world premiere at the Sydney Film Festival.

A New Zealand adventure tour company is claiming a world first with a bus that runs on used cooking oil.

A cold southerly storm has blown good fortune over New Zealand’s ski fields providing the perfect start to the ski season.

Movie fans and tourists keen for an insight into the workings of Weta, New Zealand’s Academy Award-wining visual effects studio, are already flocking to the company’s new showcase – ‘Weta Cave’.

New Zealand’s first authentic Chinese garden – only the third outside of China and the first in the Southern Hemisphere – has officially opened in the South Island city of Dunedin.

A New Zealand outdoor clothing company is supporting the country’s 100% Pure image with a novel marketing strategy that’s included the introduction of a ‘baa-code’.