Press Releases

New Zealand's most luxurious lodges and boutique hotels are to be showcased to international travel and tourism buyers at a new event aimed at helping attract discerning and high spending travellers.

Vaka Moana, the untold story of the world's greatest exploration will be unveiled on 9 December 2006 at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, before embarking on a four year international tour

Six international features and television series were shot in New Zealand during the first six months of 2006.

Air New Zealand will introduce several changes to its Pacific network next year following a review of the airline's non-profitable routes.

Visitors to Kapiti Island, just north of Wellington, can now experience the conservation in a new way with the opening of a day track at the island’s northern end.

The Vodafone iD Dunedin Fashion Week returns to New Zealand's deep south from 6 - 10 March 2007 to celebrate the latest local and international fashion collections.

Acclaimed New Zealand chef Peter Gordon will launch his modern take on an authentic Spanish tapas bar in Auckland this November.

The Nevis Arc will open in 2007 and will be a 125m swing accessed from a 70 metre-long bridge suspended by steel cables over Doolan's Creek in Central Otago.

New Zealand's annual Tourism Industry Awards were held on 23 August 2006 in Wellington. The Awards, which are run by the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA), recognise and reward excellence within the industry and are the highest possible accolade for New Zealand tourism operators.