Press Releases

A British couple from Hong Kong, on honeymoon in New Zealand, have paid what is believed to be a record price for a bottle of the country’s fine wine – shelling out NZ$1000 for a Gibbston Valley Wines 2000 Pinot Noir.

An exclusive collection of war-themed New Zealand documentaries and films has gone online - on the NZ On Screen website – to mark Anzac Day 2009.

New Zealand’s North and South Islands have been found to be officially nameless because of a 200-year legislation oversight - but more than 70% of Kiwis think the current titles should remain.

New Zealanders around the world who’re gearing up to celebrate Anzac Day will be relieved to learn that rather than miss the tradition of wearing a poppy to commemorate their war heroes, they can buy a virtual one instead.

New Zealand’s Māori King is to lead a delegation to New York to join an official welcome for former NZ prime minister Helen Clark when she takes up her new job with the United Nations.

Three enterprising students, soon to be winging their way from Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island to Los Angeles to meet US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, are the latest beneficiaries of online social networking.

A gourmet extravaganza organised by New Zealand celebrity chef Peter Gordon, and involving 13 of the world’s top chefs, has raised NZ$160,000 for the Leukaemia & Blood Foundation (LBF).

Two ancient trees, both celebrities in their respective countries and with twin tales of cultural significance, have been united by a unique tourism initiative between New Zealand and Japan.

New Zealand’s Rangitāne tribe has finally laid to rest the remains of 60 ancestors unearthed from their original burial ground then reclaimed from Canterbury Museum in the South Island.

Teenage Rotorua golfer, Danny Lee, has become New Zealand’s highest paid athlete after signing a lucrative deal with International Management Group (IMG).