Hamilton - Waikato

Māori kai food festivals are popular in New Zealand for international tourists and Kiwis alike, as they showcase the best of natural local foods / kai Māori.

Farmers markets are now firmly established in the Kiwi foodie culture with 40 markets operating - and new markets adding to the list each year - in towns and cities throughout New Zealand.

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

Passionate rugby fans and hospitable Kiwi hosts all over New Zealand are throwing down the Rugby World Cup 2011 welcome mat – nowhere more so than in the 24 communities that will officially host rugby teams.

New Zealand has laid down the welcome mat with a new campaign to assure travellers that the country is very much open for business, while bloggers throughout the world are extolling the virtues of the destination.

New Zealand chef Josh Emett is rated amongst the best in the world but the country boy from Hamilton has never forgotten his roots.

When Peter Jackson flew over New Zealand scouting film locations for his next big project, he was impressed by the green hills and peaceful pastures surrounding the little farming town of Matamata.

New Zealand's varied landscapes and unspoiled beauty offer the perfect backdrop to Middle-earth.

New Zealand has a proud record in international rowing and for its population has produced a disproportional number of world champions and Olympic medalists.

Some classic examples of Kiwi ingenuity, inventions and entrepreneurs.