Clean and green, wholesome and healthy, New Zealanders are keen producers of organic food, wine and beer.

Top Maori singer/songwriter Moana Maniapoto has three albums behind her (Tahi and Rua – meaning one and two), Moana and The Tribe already released in Europe, and a fourth album on the way in New Zealand.

Acclaimed dancer and choreographer Michael Parmenter was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contribution to dance.

New Zealand's first truly successful rock group internationally was Split Enz, formed in 1972.

Two of the country's historic places - the Kerikeri Mission House and the adjacent Stone Store - are overseen by Sue and Fergus Clunie.

Once a port town for whalers and traders Russell has come a long way since the 1800s when it was described as the hell-hole of the South Pacific.

Te Waimate Mission Station is a half an hour drive from Kerikeri.

New Zealand trout fishing expert Ron Giles (author of Hooked on Trout: How and Where to Catch Large Trout in New Zealand) offers visitors tips on hooking a trout in New Zealand.

Listing and background information on the ‘club fields’ for skiing and snowboarding in the Canterbury region, New Zealand.

The picturesque South Canterbury district of Timaru is gaining a reputation as the rose garden of New Zealand.