Rotorua

Dateline 09-09-09 was celebrated with particular significance in New Zealand today, marking exactly two years out from the opening game of Rugby World Cup 2011.

Background information on the host towns and cities for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

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.

Like all best kept secrets word eventually gets out, so it's no surprise - with luxury travel now one of the country's fastest growing tourism sectors - that the world is waking up to New Zealand's luxury travel possibilities.

Birds have a special place in the folklore of New Zealand Maori, who believed the graceful winged creatures to be messengers from the spirit world.

List of New Zealand art galleries and museums, from small local collections to the impressive National Museum Te Papa Tongarewa, in Wellington.