Bay of Plenty

Māori kai food festivals are popular in New Zealand for international tourists and Kiwis alike, as they showcase the best of natural local foods / kai Māori.

Christmas plays out somewhat differently in the southern hemisphere summer where long sunny days season the festive mix.

Colourful garden festivals and horticultural events throughout New Zealand during 2011/2012.

A significant Māori cultural icon has come home after more than a century of foreign travels.

Kiwi singer songwriter Elizabeth Marvelly’s career has taken her around the world, but it’s her New Zealand home that has inspired her latest musical journey.

Background information on the host centres for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Passionate rugby fans and hospitable Kiwi hosts all over New Zealand are throwing down the Rugby World Cup 2011 welcome mat – nowhere more so than in the 24 communities that will officially host rugby teams.

Rugby is an integral part of being a Kiwi and Rugby World Cup 2011 is destined to turn New Zealand into a non-stop party zone called the REAL New Zealand Festival.

Wetlands are not only crucial to the environment, they also offer an attractive landscape for conservationists and tourists to explore – especially in New Zealand.

New Zealand musicians have put their own spin on genres like soul, jazz, reggae and rock to create a distinctive sound inspired by home, land and sea.