Kiwi Innovation

Great news for anyone who has ever wanted to walk like an animal ... special effects award-winners Weta Workshop has developed Weta Legs.

An ingenious Marlborough saffron producer has devised a unique, time-saving way for chefs to use the golden spice – in liquid form.

Kiwi ex-pats are being given the chance to “fall in love with New Zealand all over again” and pass on the good word in the lead up to the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Kiwi backyard inventor Rudy Heeman is NZ$27,500 richer after his creation – the hoverwing, went under the virtual hammer on New Zealand auction site TradeMe.

Hollywood superstar Ashton Kutcher and humble Kiwi bloke Rudy Heeman have something in common - the hoverwing.

A former street kid turned scientist and inventor has been capped New Zealander of the Year in the country’s inaugural awards to honour extraordinary and inspiring Kiwis.

New Zealand’s rare celebrity parrot, Sirocco the kakapo, has been officially appointed as the world’s first “spokesbird for conservation”.

Kiwi-designed lie-flat economy seats are a major feature of ground-breaking design innovations that Air New Zealand says will transform international air travel.

Air New Zealand has been named in a prestigious international industry publication as ‘Airline of the Year’ for 2010.

New Zealand’s oldest driver – who clocks in at 104 – is older than the first Model T motorcar that rolled off Henry Ford’s production line and she’s in good company.