Food & Wine

Three world-renowned chefs working with first class New Zealand wine and food at one of the top 20 hideaways on earth, has proved to be an irresistible combination.

Already considered the tourism jewel of New Zealand’s South Island – Queenstown has now been crowned top spot for TV commercials with a bumper number of big-budget shoots in the region this year.

Roll up … roll up… the world’s most talented bartenders will be visiting New Zealand’s ultimate playground Queenstown, this month for a week of extreme cocktail making, parties and adrenalin-charged activities.

Visitors to the 2011 Hokitika Wildfoods festival on the South Island’s wild West Coast face a sartorial as well as a gastronomic challenge this year.

West coast city New Plymouth is about to be set alive with music and dance, by a festival designed for all ages and tastes – WOMAD.

Thousands of food lovers will swoop into the small Waikato town of Kāwhia on 5 February for a hands-on experience of New Zealand’s kai Māori / traditional Māori food.

It’s holiday time in New Zealand for New York Yankee major league baseball superstar Curtis Granderson.

New Zealand has been named as number two of the top nine destinations for 2011 by global broadcasting network CNN – coming in just behind New York.

New Zealand luxury lodges - The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, and Huka Lodge at Taupo - have been named among the world’s best places to stay, according to US magazine 'Condé Nast Traveler'.

Auckland’s waterfront has a major new addition in the form of the super liner 'Pacific Pearl' which will be based out of New Zealand during the summer cruising season.