Recreation & Sport

Visit New Zealand during the summer months and you might not find anyone at home – that’s because when the sun is out, so are Kiwis and with so much to do, it’s hardly surprising.

When the 3000-kilometre Te Araroa – The Long Pathway was completed in New Zealand in December 2011, it became one of the world's longest walking trails.

Spring is in the air, daylight saving is here, and New Zealand is buzzing with the biggest party that’s ever been held on these islands.

Rising from cities, small towns and country paddocks filled with farmers’ stock, no part of New Zealand’s landscape is quite complete without a set of rugby goal posts.

Background information on the host centres for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Star Kiwi snowboarder Rebecca ‘Bex’ Sinclair is a young athlete at the pinnacle of her sport.

New Zealand alpine ski racer Adam Hall thrives on a constant diet of winter – his recipe for turning adversity into triumph.

For winter holidaymakers wanting to take a day off from skiing and snowboarding, New Zealand’s ski regions offer some quirky fun-filled snow-related activities.

Classed as the world’s best freeskier, at just 19 New Zealander Jossi Wells has already jumped off more mountains and stood on more podiums than most other sportsmen of his age.

Imagine cycling through New Zealand bush, surrounded by light dappled foliage and the tuneful sounds of unique native songbirds.