Nature / Sustainable Tourism

New Zealand is one of the top five most popular tourist destinations in the world, according to an international survey.

New Zealand’s top tourist operators have been recognised in the country’s annual Tourism Industry Awards with a flexi travel network taking out the supreme prize for 2008.

A high–profile sex romp between a century old New Zealand tuatara and his child bride has proved highly productive and could result in 11 offspring.

New Zealand’s natural beauty, Māori cultural experiences, small towns and main tourist centres have earned high praise in The Lonely Planet’s new guidebook released today.

Anyone visiting New Zealand in September will get a unique chance to ‘meet the locals,’ Tutakitia te Iwi Kainga, as part of the country’s annual Conservation Week.

Sustainable film making in New Zealand has received a major endorsement from one of the big names in the movie industry.

A New Zealand eco-label is being praised for adhering to some of the highest environmental standards in the world.

While big Kiwis celebrate New Zealand Conservation Week, the country’s smallest and most endangered species – of the feathered kind – are enjoying a momentous occasion.

New Zealand’s bar-tailed godwits, the world’s longest non-stop flying birds, are back home two weeks before expected, signalling an early start to spring.

Rotorua’s world famous thermal activity has generated the first New Zealand Qualmark Green award.