Press Releases

The cooler climes of Otago in New Zealand’s South Island are perfectly suited to growing rhododendrons and every year, when the blooms are at their best, the city of Dunedin celebrates with a special festival.

New Zealand’s Tourism Industry Awards for 2009 announced this week include a Rotorua nature park, an entrepreneurial young leader and man credited for making tourism one of the country’s most valuable industries.

New Zealand’s South Island resort capital of Queenstown, gets in the swing of Spring this month with 10 days of live music during the town’s 31st annual jazz festival.

Kiwi pop star Ladyhawke was the leading light at the 2009 New Zealand Music Awards in Auckland swooping home with six Tuis including album and single of the year.

Nelson will be living up to its reputation as one of New Zealand’s most exciting artistic hubs when the Nelson Arts Festival hits town in October.

The largest collection of contemporary Maori art ever exhibited has gone on display in Porirua near Wellington at the 2009 MAORI art MARKet.

New Zealand has a new international celebrity – parrot pin up boy Sirocco the kakapo has shot to stardom after his unusual mating attempt with a zoologist aired on BBC television.

New Zealand is turning the concept of a wildlife ‘Big Five’ upside down by developing its own ‘Small Five’ list aimed at encouraging travellers to come and see some of the world’s rarest creatures for themselves.

One of the world’s best known comic strip characters, Dennis the Menace, was inspired by a mechanic who lives in a small Hawke’s Bay town in rural New Zealand.

Unseasonable snowfalls, causing havoc in New Zealand’s central North Island, at least have a silver lining for winter sports enthusiasts who’re keen to make the most of spring skiing and snowboarding.