Food & Wine

New Zealand’s commitment to producing award-winning wines that reflect its pure landscape and climate has driven the country’s wine industry to become a world leader in sustainability.

Take three major wine producing regions add gourmet food, a buzzing capital city, charming small town life and sparkling coastal waterways and you’ve got an unbeatable holiday experience.

Alister Brown – chef, TV presenter, writer and Wellington restaurant-owner – is one of the best known faces of New Zealand cuisine.

Auckland's dramatic coastal scenery is only the beginning of the contrasting landscapes found within a short distance of the city's downtown business centre.

New Zealand Māori chef Charles Royal has come a long way since his days as a field chef in the New Zealand Army when the bush was a means of survival.

Calm settled weather, vibrant colour-filled landscapes and a long list of seasonally charged events make autumn the prime time to visit New Zealand.

As sunshine hours lengthen and the annual school and work calendar winds down in preparation for Christmas and the long summer holidays, New Zealand swings into outdoor mode with feasts, festivals and fun on the programme.

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.

Begun by European migrants, New Zealand's wine industry has grown rapidly, achieving great international success and a fine reputation in a relatively short time.

New Zealand’s fine dining scene has a new rising star – 25 year old Ben Mills who is a protégé of international culinary celebrity Peter Gordon.