Press Releases

A UK survey has voted New Zealand the best country on earth.

He came, he played, he went…New Zealand has had its first taste of Beckham fever, and for a country world renown for its rugby, the fans showed changing codes may not necessarily be a bad thing.

New Zealand scientists have discovered a bacterium that may help to counter global warming.

One of the world’s most celebrated footballers has arrived in New Zealand.

New Zealand has hit out at British celebrity Heather Mills over her claims that eating meat and dairy products is contributing to global warming.

A Kiwi woman's shear talent has seen her smash the World Record for shearing sheep.

Comic musical duo Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement of hit show Flight of the Conchords have been named 2007 Wellingtonians of the Year.

A bus tour for $1000 a day or a luxury three-day Wellington team tour for $30,500 are part of a new package being offered to tap into the lucrative international incentive market.

Hundreds of homing pigeons are helping to promote aviation history, crossing the Cook Strait to deliver pieces of a billboard.

New Zealand’s rare kakapo will get an injection of hope this summer with the first ever programme of artificial insemination.