Personalities

New Zealand has stepped back into the role of Middle-earth and the realm of mythical creatures as filming finally gets underway on 'The Hobbit' – one of the biggest Kiwi movies ever to be made.

Kiwi rugby legend Dan Carter has become the leading points-scorer in test rugby having broken the world record during the All Blacks’ game against Wales in Cardiff.

International visitors at the World Rowing Championships have been treated to some unique action on New Zealand's Lake Karapiro - from an historic fleet of Māori waka to fierce challenge in the first days of competition.

New Zealand celebrity jeweller Michael Hill is on a quest to find the world’s best couple – offering as the grand prize a diamond engagement ring of massive proportions.

An old black and white photo of the very first All Blacks test match in New Zealand has been discovered among a treasure trove of turn-of-the-century images in a Waikanae family estate.

A group of Kiwi champion skiers and surfers has scored a world first in an ambitious feat thought to be only possible in New Zealand – skiing five different mountains and surfing five different breaks in just five days.

New Zealand’s honey for health pioneer, Claude Stratford, has turned 100 years old today (18.8.2010) – a walking advertisement for the natural bee products he’s made world famous.

Two young Kiwi lawyers are on the verge of completing their dream run – a year, or 365 days of playing golf on a different course every day around the world.

Flight of the Conchords fans mourning the end of the Grammy Award-winning TV series will have something to celebrate on 26 August – when Predicament, starring one-half of Conchords duo Jemaine Clement, is released into New Zealand cinemas.

A Kiwi wildlife worker is leaving her daily routine of tending endangered species, to line up in London as New Zealand’s only whistle-blower at the Women’s Rugby World Cup.