Kiwi Innovation

For almost a century, no real New Zealand feast or happy family celebration would be without the crowning treat – a classic Kiwi pavlova topped with cream, kiwifruit or summer berries.

A revolutionary sports car that transforms into a speedboat at the touch of a button resulted largely from the drive and innovation of New Zealanders.

Since New Zealander AJ Hackett dived off the Eiffel Tower 20 years ago, his bungy-jumping craze has continued to scale new heights of daring.

New Zealanders love celebrating – almost every weekend someone, somewhere is staging a public event that not only gives visitors an insight into the Kiwi way of life but also highlights the innovative and quirky nature of local thinking.

A consummate experimentalist, Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937) was responsible for a remarkable series of discoveries in the fields of radioactivity and nuclear physics.

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

With a bit of sandpaper and a splash of paint, three Wellington surfers have created an eye-catching tourism business.

A New Zealand invention - skates with a modern twist - has rolled out to become a multi million dollar company.

Some classic examples of Kiwi ingenuity, inventions and entrepreneurs.

The way the world saw the America’s Cup was revolutionised and turned into a true spectator sport by Ian Taylor and his team at Animation Research Limited.