Press Releases

A New Zealand actor has been crowned with the lead role in an eagerly awaited movie about Prince William and Kate Middleton’s fairytale romance.

Thousands of food lovers will swoop into the small Waikato town of Kāwhia on 5 February for a hands-on experience of New Zealand’s kai Māori / traditional Māori food.

It’s holiday time in New Zealand for New York Yankee major league baseball superstar Curtis Granderson.

An authentic Māori cultural experience that includes sailing on a traditional waka to the Bay of Islands to celebrate Waitangi Day – New Zealand’s national holiday – is being offered by a new Auckland tour operator.

Canadian peace walker Jean Béliveau has completed his mammoth 64-country, 11-year walk around the world – arriving at the tip of New Zealand’s North Island accompanied by local supporters.

New Zealand’s Art Deco capital of Napier, in Hawke’s Bay, celebrates its annual festival of origin in style in February with an event calendar that features boas and balls, picnics and parades.

New Zealand boat builders are the toast of the international sailing community with the successful launch of the new AC45 catamaran – a scaled-down version of the boats to race in the next America’s Cup.

Tourism in New Zealand stands to benefit from the spin off of another multi-million dollar Bollywood movie – an Indian remake of The Italian Job that is currently being filmed in Wellington.

More than 1100 athletes from 80 countries are converging on the South Island city of Christchurch for the IPC Athletics World Championships – the biggest event of its kind outside the Paralympic Games.

As Valentine’s Day – February 14 – approaches, Hobbit hearts are a-flutter with talk that filming of the much anticipated 'Lord of the Rings' film prequel is likely to begin that day in New Zealand.