Press Releases

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

Three unique cultural sites in New Zealand are being considered on UNESCO’s tentative list for World Heritage Sites.

New Zealand’s newest luxury hotel, the Westin Auckland at Lighter Quay, opened its doors on 18 June 2007 – the first five-star property to open in Auckland for two years.

The stage is set and the designers chosen for seventh annual Air New Zealand Fashion Week 2007.

The phrase 'shaken not stirred' will take on a whole new meaning when some of the world’s top bartenders gather in Queenstown in September for the Olympics of the cocktail world.

From early 2008, passengers on Air New Zealand flights will be invited to pay a few extra dollars to offset their carbon footprint.

A New Zealand initiative to establish a World Heritage Starlight Reserve is underway, with 2009 as the goal for the Lake Takapo and Aoraki Mount Cook skies.

A record number of international entries will feature in the 2007 Montana WearableArt (WOW) Awards Show.

New Zealand’s newest adventure attraction, the Shweeb Velodrome, will open in Rotorua in late August 2007.

The New Zealand Open will celebrate 100 years of existence at the new venue of The Hills Golf Club, near Queenstown in November.