Press Releases

New Zealand is taking a giant leap into the space race as the country’s first rocket launch counts-down, and the first-ever Kiwi female astronaut readies for take-off.

'The Lovely Bones' – the latest movie from New Zealand’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ producer Peter Jackson – has had its world première at a royal gala event in London.

Camping at Curio Bay in the South Catlins, one of New Zealand’s rugged and wildlife-rich coastal regions, attracts a variety of visitors but not all appear to be taking notice of the local signs.

New Zealand yachting hero Sir Peter Blake is the focus of a major permanent exhibition due to open soon (12.12.09) on the Auckland waterfront.

New Zealand’s second Māori Music Awards have produced some promising and high profile winners including Maisey Rika, the female vocalist who performed in New Zealand’s Giant Rugby Ball in Tokyo recently.

US golfing phenomenon Anthony Kim was on the lookout for birdies rather than the spectacular landscape that was all around him as he took out the lucrative Kiwi Challenge golf tournament in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, yesterday (12.11.09).

The first New Zealand woman to ski to the South Pole is due to embark on her epic journey today (12.11.09) as part of an all-female expedition to mark a Commonwealth milestone.

Spring is in the air and New Zealand underwater tourist attraction Kelly Tarlton’s has made a news splash with a baby boom that’s keeping marine midwives swum off their feet.

A New Zealand wildlife experience offering a close encounter with marine mammals in their natural environment has won a prestigious international award for responsible tourism.

Kiwi Experience, the New Zealand tour company that pioneered the hop-on hop-off bus network for backpackers, has won a significant Australasian tourism award.