Press Releases

A grassroots blogging and social media movement, supporting New Zealand in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake, is gathering major support worldwide with plans to saturate the internet with Kiwi travel content.

Already considered the tourism jewel of New Zealand’s South Island – Queenstown has now been crowned top spot for TV commercials with a bumper number of big-budget shoots in the region this year.

A ‘Hollywood vs Wellywood’ style charity cricket match, which pitched professionals against politicians and celebrities at Wellington’s Basin Reserve yesterday (13.3.11), has raised more than half a million dollars for Christchurch earthquake victims.

As international support rolled into New Zealand in the wake of the 22 February Christchurch earthquake, the heart-warming gesture of a group of Japanese tourists has struck a special chord.

With the Gladiator, a selection of Hobbits and Gandalf defending the wickets, a Sunday cricket game in Wellington, New Zealand, is about to pitch Hollywood against Wellywood.

Prince William will visit the New Zealand city of Christchurch for a national memorial service to honour the victims of last month’s earthquake.

Christchurch’s tourism industry has taken its first steps towards recovery, opening some core services for the first time since the February 22 earthquake.

New Zealand is to host another major global sporting event having won the rights to host the 2015 FIFA U-20 football World Cup - which will be watched by more than 500 million fans worldwide.

New Zealand is open, welcoming and operating as normal, except for the Christchurch area which was affected by an earthquake on 22 February.

Roll up … roll up… the world’s most talented bartenders will be visiting New Zealand’s ultimate playground Queenstown, this month for a week of extreme cocktail making, parties and adrenalin-charged activities.