New Plymouth’s Pukekura Park, one of New Zealand’s best known gardens of national significance, is about to become a sparkling wonderland for the annual TSB Bank Festival of Lights.
Major Indian Bollywood producers Dharma Productions will film in Queenstown in late January 2010, putting New Zealand on screen in front of up to 150 million viewers.
The largest fleet of waka, or ceremonial Māori canoes, in recorded history will gather at Waitangi in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands in February 2010 for the national Waitangi Day celebrations.
It’s called the silly season and no wonder! While most Kiwis celebrate Christmas in a traditional way, the summer sun and pending holidays sometimes incite out-of-the-ordinary festive behaviour in New Zealand.
Three young British travellers have left New Zealand after the final of an online reality series that tested their stomachs and skills in the quest for the title of the ultimate ‘Gap Year Traveller 2009’.
New Zealand actor and film-maker Taika Waititi’s latest feature film, 'BOY', has been chosen for competition at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival.
New Zealand’s latest tourist attraction – a mix of adrenalin buzz and a dose of environmental awareness – is about to launch in the country’s adventure capital, Queenstown.