Press Releases

Kiwi chefs will work magic with Māori ingredients and wild foods at the 13th Monteith’s Beer and Wild Food Challenge – whipping up dishes of wild game, seafood and indigenous plants to spice up adventurous palates.

Strong demand for tickets has Rugby World Cup 2011 organisers in New Zealand in a positive spin.

When the New Zealand Māori rugby team runs out on to the field next week the players will be sporting a 100-year heritage on their shoulders – a new black jersey that recalls the team’s illustrious history.

New Zealand’s All Whites have taken the first step towards Football World Cup glory, winning against favourites Serbia at an international warm-up match in Austria.

Two multi-talented New Zealand Māori artists are about to make their mark in the US – by becoming artists-in-residence at a prestigious Washington university.

A cold blast over New Zealand’s South Island is bringing snow to low levels and dumping snow on key resorts, just days before the first ski field opens.

Auckland has been rated as one of the best cities in the world to live in, according to Mercer's 2010 Worldwide Quality of Living Survey.

Whale Watch Kaikoura has won a second international accolade – in the Tourism for Tomorrow Awards announced in Beijing today (26.05.2010).

Rugby fans keen for an authentic experience while visiting New Zealand for Rugby World Cup 2011 can sign up for some home-grown Kiwi hospitality.

Chocoholics are smacking their lips in anticipation of a Kiwi food festival that’s become an annual family favourite – Dunedin’s Cadbury Chocolate Carnival.