Press Releases

Mouths are watering in anticipation of the annual Bluff Oyster & Food Festival celebrating the seasonal harvest of the succulent shellfish that have made New Zealand’s most southern town world famous.

Matariki, the unique cultural festival celebrating the dawning of Māori New Year, will start early this year with the Pleiades star formation due to first appear over New Zealand on 4 June.

Tourism operators in New Zealand’s Canterbury region, hard hit by publicity around the recent earthquakes, are banding together for a special event this weekend (30.4.11) to reinforce their “Christchurch is open” message.

While it's all about fun, the American Express Queenstown Winter Festival – rated one of the world's top 10 'must-see' festivals – has also revealed a serious side as a major money spinner.

Few Kiwis can forget the moment when baby Prince William first found his feet during his inaugural tour of New Zealand, so the nation will be watching closely as he takes his first steps into married life this week.

Two New Zealand movies will join a line up of top rated films from around the world to be screened at the inaugural Beijing International Film Festival later this month.

As summer draws to a close and hikers prepare to hang up their boots for the season, New Zealand is enjoying new status in the international walking community with Te Araroa – the long pathway that stretches from one end of the country to the other.

Pacific maritime history came to life on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour today (15.4.11) as a fleet of traditional waka prepared to set sail on a 27,000km ocean voyage.

Sir Peter Jackson is fulfilling his promise to keep fans up with behind-the-scenes action of 'The Hobbit' currently being shot in New Zealand, by releasing a revealing video diary on his Facebook page.

The latest in a long list of generous donations for the Christchurch earthquake relief fund has come from a bottle of French Burgundy that sold for NZ$12,500 in a New Zealand charity auction.