Events

The world’s largest Pacific festival - bringing together New Zealand’s multi-cultural community in a vibrant, island-style celebration - has expanded for 2010.

The world’s largest Polynesian city, Auckland, comes alive in a colourful island-style celebration this weekend with the annual Pasifika Festival at Western Springs Park.

Christchurch city and the Canterbury region are in full swing for 2012 hosting international buskers, golfers and garden aficionados this summer, with plenty more to come.

New Zealand will play a key role in the 2011–12 Volvo ocean yacht race as a host stop-over and as a competitor - having just struck a deal with a Spanish sponsor.

Wellington costume designer Nadine Jaggi, who works for the Oscar-winning WETA Workshop, is the supreme award-winner at the 2008 Montana World of WearableArt.

Wellington, New Zealand’s capital city, is to continue hosting the country’s largest art event, The World of WearableArt Awards, in a fresh deal signed at the closing of this year’s successful show.

The largest art event on New Zealand’s cultural calendar, the Montana World of WearableArt (WOW) Awards show turns 20 this year (2008) in true spectacular style.

When the world’s biggest waka takes to the waters tomorrow (6.02.10) for New Zealand’s national Waitangi Day, one New Zealander will celebrate another special anniversary.

Wanaka will welcome more than 300 top international junior snow sports athletes for the 2010 FIS Junior World Championships which begin this week (19 - 31 August).

One of the world’s most celebrated footballers has arrived in New Zealand.