Events

Kiwi yachtsmen have again showed they are top of their game with Emirates Team New Zealand winning the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Dubai, and dominating the world class event over recent years.

With 283 days left to go until Rugby World Cup 2011, tickets for the world’s biggest rugby event are about to go on general sale.

He is probably the world's best-known cyclist, and now seven-times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is going to test his expertise on the landscapes of New Zealand.

New Zealand’s largest off-grid solar power system has been activated on the island of Motutapu in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf – another chapter in the sanctuary’s environmental success story.

After eight days of intense international competition, colourful festivities and enthusiastic home-crowds, New Zealand rowing officials and Hamilton Waikato locals are the toast of the international rowing fraternity.

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.

The sound of New Zealand songbirds will be amplified on some island sanctuaries this summer with a series of musical events that combine concerts with conservation.

It’s no surprise to the locals, but Lonely Planet has just made it official – Wellington is “the coolest little capital in the world”.

Cycling or walking a scenic route along the Waikato river is an attractive option for visitors wanting to get to and from the 2010 World Rowing Championships at Lake Karapiro.

A New Zealand rugby club is calling for international rugby fans to ‘bring their boots’ to Wellington next year.