Food & Wine

Take three major wine producing regions add gourmet food, a buzzing capital city, charming small town life and sparkling coastal waterways and you’ve got an unbeatable holiday experience.

Connells Bay Sculpture Park on Waiheke Island allows visitors to view large outdoor contemporary sculpture by some of New Zealand's best known sculptors.

Call it a ‘barbie’, barbeque, barbecue or BBQ – the act of cooking outside is an essential slice of the New Zealand culture and culinary experience epitomising the easy New Zealand lifestyle.

Eating out has fresh appeal in New Zealand with diverse destinations offering diners the chance to laze, graze and star gaze in exotic outdoor settings.

Begun by European migrants, New Zealand's wine industry has grown rapidly, achieving great international success and a fine reputation in a relatively short time.

New Zealand’s largest edible export earnings come from the land, with sheepmeat, beef, dairy produce, deer, goats and cereal products primary natural resources.

It may seem an unlikely combination for a top skier to be head winemaker at a picturesque New Zealand vineyard, but for Rippon’s Nick Mills it is a perfect blend.

The vision of All Black coach Graham Henry relaxing on the beach or fishing at one of his favourite island haunts is hard to imagine - given the pressure of Rugby World Cup 2011.

Hanmer Springs – 90 minutes north of Christchurch airport – is New Zealand’s premier alpine spa and a holiday destination that’s popular with locals and international visitors.

A British-born screenwriter once labelled as illiterate has realised his life long dream by purchasing Tirohana Estate vineyard in Martinborough.