Northland

New Zealand's Pacific Rim cuisine draws inspiration from Europe, Asia and Polynesia.

Overview of caving in New Zealand; deepest, longest and other interesting facts. Most New Zealand caves are limestone or marble with some lava caves mainly around Auckland.

Waitangi Day is a public holiday held on 6 February every year to commemorate the signing of New Zealand's founding document - the Treaty of Waitangi - in 1840.

When Chinese visitors step into the New Zealand pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai, they’ll be immersed in a culture that has close links with their own.

A conservator specialising in Māori and Pacific objects has turned an expert hand to restoring one of New Zealand’s oldest surviving Māori waka (canoe).

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.

Thirteen host towns and cities in different New Zealand regions will help fill the 'stadium of four million' promised by the New Zealand Rugby Union for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Kiwi sense of adventure and innovative thinking is behind some unique New Zealand-designed adventure tourist attractions.

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.

Rugby World Cup excitement is spreading as communities from the north to the south of New Zealand react enthusiastically to the announcement of team hosting venues for the 2011 event.