Press Releases

Auckland will host the solid gold Football World Cup trophy during a whistle-stop New Zealand visit on 27 April.

Kiwi teenagers Paige Hareb and Sarah Mason have created New Zealand surfing history at the Dream Tour women’s surfing event underway in Taranaki, in the North Island.

The discovery of a new and very deep cave near Nelson in New Zealand's South Island is being hailed as the biggest news in the history of New Zealand caving.

An ingenious Marlborough saffron producer has devised a unique, time-saving way for chefs to use the golden spice – in liquid form.

Kiwi ex-pats are being given the chance to “fall in love with New Zealand all over again” and pass on the good word in the lead up to the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

An innovative Kiwi interactive web drama has won an international Emmy Award in Cannes.

Environmentally-conscious visitors are looking to New Zealand as eco-friendly accommodation, sustainable activities, and organic food and wine industries continue to develop.

New Zealand-born Hollywood superstar Russell Crowe is the 2404th star on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood Boulevard.

The number of New Zealand tourism companies credited with the country’s elite Qualmark Green Enviro-Gold rating has just topped 100 in spite of challenging times.

New Zealand will play a key role in the 2011–12 Volvo ocean yacht race as a host stop-over and as a competitor - having just struck a deal with a Spanish sponsor.