Kiwi Innovation

Smelly kiwis and other whiffy native birds would be better protected if they used deodorant, according to a Canterbury biological scientist looking into predator-prone New Zealand species.

Tourism New Zealand’s Giant Rugby Ball has ended a record-breaking visit to Sydney on its fourth and final publicity tour before next year’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Ashburton – a rural town in Canterbury – became an international chocolate capital this weekend as two Kiwi chocolatiers set about creating a new Guinness World Record for the longest chocolate bar.

Tourism New Zealand’s Giant Rugby Ball is scoring major attention at Sydney Harbour, where it has provided the backdrop for the All Blacks and Wallabies’ pre-match photos prior to Saturday’s Tri-Nations final.

Turning sewage into electricity and kiwifruit into plastic spoons might seem like the stuff of science fiction, but it’s all in a day’s work for Rotorua research institute Scion.

An emotional meeting between two ‘first nation’ peoples stole the show at the opening of New Zealand’s Giant Rugby Ball in Sydney – the iconic white ball’s final international appearance.

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.

Discarded New Zealand farm fence posts are the raw material behind an international beauty industry innovation.

New Zealand is not the first country that springs to mind as a tea grower but a new brew with 100% pure origins is about to line up against the most famous global brands at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas.

A New Zealand fruit grower wants to take a bite out of the global apple industry.