Story Angles

In Maori legend, the mountains were once gods and warriors of great strength.

The Whakarewarewa Thermal Village is a Maori tourism product making a name for itself on the global stage.

New Zealand is being torn apart every day by forces deep below the ocean.

Inspiring Pacific and indigenous influences add originality to the New Zealand spa experience

International high flyers are choosing Nwe Zealand as the place to fulfill their dreams - not for investment returns but to follow their passion.

The ready availability of great fresh produce and the innovative menus of restaurants and cafes nationwide has encouraged many New Zealanders to take their own cooking and presentation up a notch.

In keeping with New Zealand's clean green image, the country has many beauty products made from natural ingredients.

'Kai' is the Maori word for 'food'. Maori, New Zealand's indigenous people, were traditionally hunters, gatherers and crop farmers, who gathered food from teh forest, stream, sea and garden.

New Zealanders first started building boats out of necessity, as they lived in a country totally surrounded by sea.

When American western novelist Zane Grey came to the Bay of Islands in 1920 he dubbed the waters 'the angler's El Dorado'.