Press Releases

A pre-dawn gathering on a New Zealand East Coast beach will be first to witness Matariki rising and the dawning of Māori New Year - at the same location that’s famously first in the world to see the sun.

Dunedin will transform into the ‘city of lights’ on 26 June 2010 – when more than 250 hand-made lanterns line the streets marking New Zealand’s midwinter.

A treasure trove of long-lost American silent films from the early 20th century is slowly making its way back to the US – after being discovered in the New Zealand Film Archive, Wellington.

The first New Zealand ski field of the season is set to open tomorrow morning (5.06.2010) – just in time for the long Queen’s Birthday weekend.

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.