Nature / Sustainable Tourism

Cycling or walking a scenic route along the Waikato river is an attractive option for visitors wanting to get to and from the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro.

Visitors keen to experience New Zealand’s great outdoors are being given an added incentive to book early and enjoy a price freeze introduced by the Department of Conservation.

In a rare and very special move the public are being invited to get up close and personal with one of New Zealand’s most colourful and rare birds.

Moko the celebrity dolphin who became a world famous tourist attraction on New Zealand’s East Coast and Bay of Plenty, appears to have made his final curtain call.

The discovery of a new and very deep cave near Nelson in New Zealand's South Island is being hailed as the biggest news in the history of New Zealand caving.

Hot on the heels of Rugby World Cup, and a bag full of international tourism accolades from 2011, New Zealand is set to stay in the international spotlight for 2012.

An 86-year-old Wellington nun, who set up a community garden scheme, has been voted New Zealand's Gardener of the Year.

Scientists say they have discovered 70 million-year-old dinosaur footprints in the South Island region of Nelson – the first evidence of the pre-historic monsters’ existence in New Zealand.

Moko the dolphin, has saved two pygmy sperm whales from certain death on the East Coast of New Zealand.

New Zealand tourists keen to swim with dolphins but put off by cool water temperatures, especially in winter, can breathe a sigh of relief.