Press Releases

In a bold move Tourism New Zealand is staking its claim as the youngest country on earth.

Crowds have flocked to the central north island to witness the aftermath of the eruption of one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

It's guaranteed to be an experience of a lifetime – a night in an igloo on top of New Zealand’s largest active volcano.

New Zealand singing sensation Hayley Westenra will open the giant rugby ball venue that is being inflated alongside the Eiffel Tower in Paris on October 5 for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

The largest aviation sports event ever held in the Southern Hemisphere will take place in the skies over Wanaka in December.

All eyes will be cast skyward as the world’s best glider pilots do battle in the skies above New Zealand’s spectacular Southern Alps in December.

New Zealand’s great sheep farming heritage has inspired the supreme winning entry in this year’s Montana World of Wearable Art Awards.

The Southern Traverse Classic has been postponed till April 2008.

Hollie Smith is the latest artist announced to perform inside New Zealand's giant rugby ball under the Eiffel tower during the Rugby World Cup.

The legendary love story of the Central Plateau mountains will come alive from November 2007, through a new tourism product based in New Plymouth.