Press Releases

New Zealand's premier fashion event is to open up the runway and say 'Gidday' to Australian fashion designers for the first time.

Kiwi Scott Dixon's Indy 500 win has placed him alongside some of New Zealand's greatest sportspeople.

A Kiwi innovator who wants to use giant kites soaring a kilometre into the sky to harness cheap and green wind power has hauled in a NZ$13 million (US$10 million) investment from Internet giant Google.

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

A South Island wildlife reserve has notched up its most successful Kiwi breeding season ever having raised and released 48 chicks.

Major conservation work aimed at preserving precious bird life on two of New Zealand’s largest off-shore islands will realise a 100 year old dream by the country’s first conservation officer.

A New Zealand adventure company has overcome military interference to lead a team to conquer Mount Everest, the first New Zealanders to do so since the death of Sir Edmund Hillary in January.

A new environmental rating system believed to be a world first, for tourism businesses, has just been launched in New Zealand

A New Zealand archaeologist has uncovered an untouched "time capsule" of Maori life which dates back almost 200 years.

Air New Zealand has again made aviation history with an in-flight concierge service that will revolutionise long-haul travel.