Press Releases

Hapuku Lodge has just announced an eco package that will see the carbon footprint of their guests completely offset by a tree planting initiative.

New Zealand’s wine industry aims to be the first in the world to go sustainable, and has issued a draft sustainability policy to be implemented by vintage 2012.

New Zealand is no stranger to the limelight – its scenery has been immortalised in some of the most successful films in cinematic history.

Queenstown has launched its first international standard five-star hotel spa.

The New Zealand Open will celebrate 100 years of existence at the new venue of The Hills Golf Club, near Queenstown in November.

New Zealand’s newest adventure attraction, the Shweeb Velodrome, will open in Rotorua in late August 2007.

A record number of international entries will feature in the 2007 Montana WearableArt (WOW) Awards Show.

A New Zealand initiative to establish a World Heritage Starlight Reserve is underway, with 2009 as the goal for the Lake Takapo and Aoraki Mount Cook skies.

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.