Press Releases

From early 2008, passengers on Air New Zealand flights will be invited to pay a few extra dollars to offset their carbon footprint.

The phrase 'shaken not stirred' will take on a whole new meaning when some of the world’s top bartenders gather in Queenstown in September for the Olympics of the cocktail world.

The stage is set and the designers chosen for seventh annual Air New Zealand Fashion Week 2007.

New Zealand’s newest luxury hotel, the Westin Auckland at Lighter Quay, opened its doors on 18 June 2007 – the first five-star property to open in Auckland for two years.

Three unique cultural sites in New Zealand are being considered on UNESCO’s tentative list for World Heritage Sites.

This year’s Matariki celebrations are set to be one of the largest New Zealand has ever witnessed.

The unique natural environment of Farewell Spit, at the northernmost tip of New Zealand’s South Island, has landed the area on UNESCO’s tentative list for World Heritage Sites.

New Zealand will host the World Heritage Committee’s annual meeting for the first time in July 2007.

Intercity Group, one of New Zealand’s largest national transport companies, is set to become a carbon neutral operator by 2010.

The development of Matariki as a uniquely New Zealand national festival has received the support of the New Zealand Maori Tourism Council.