Tourism News

New Zealand has laid down the welcome mat with a new campaign to assure travellers that the country is very much open for business, while bloggers throughout the world are extolling the virtues of the destination.

The small rural town of Cambridge, a wealthy English look-alike village, hub of the New Zealand equine industry and home to the national rowing team, will welcome thousands of visitors for the 2010 World Rowing Championships.

Canterbury – New Zealand’s largest region – rises from the Pacific Ocean, sweeps across vast plains, through braided river valleys, and climbs into the magnificent Southern Alps that divide the length of the South Island.

Savvy travellers wanting to fly in the face of the global credit crisis and still go on holiday are latching on to clever ways to make their funds go further.

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

Skies above New Zealand will sparkle with extra significance in 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy sees some major initiatives in 'astro tourism'.

Loosely translated as hospitality, 'manaakitanga' plays a key role in Māori society and inspires the New Zealand visitor experience.

Footprints Waipoua and Whale Watch Kaikoura feature in Lonely Planet's eco-tourism guidebook Code Green.

Eager fans flock to New Zealand to discover the mythical landscapes of Narnia - created for the film adaptations of CS Lewis famed 'Chronicles of Narnia'.

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