Nature / Sustainable Tourism

New Zealand’s native parrot the kakariki and syrah wine may, on the face of it, have little in common but a mutually beneficial arrangement is about to make the release of one help fund the release of the other.

New Zealand wines have won a record 11 gold medals at the 2008 International Wine and Spirit Competition in London.

Six of New Zealand’s best surf breaks will get national park status if a new coastal policy proposed by the Department of Conservation goes ahead.

The rarest Kiwis in the world have launched their breeding season by producing a record number of eggs.

Climate change and its effect on the world will be highlighted this month at a festival in the New Zealand city of Christchurch - gateway to the last great wilderness on earth.

Rotorua’s world famous thermal activity has generated the first New Zealand Qualmark Green award.

New Zealand’s bar-tailed godwits, the world’s longest non-stop flying birds, are back home two weeks before expected, signalling an early start to spring.

While big Kiwis celebrate New Zealand Conservation Week, the country’s smallest and most endangered species – of the feathered kind – are enjoying a momentous occasion.

A New Zealand eco-label is being praised for adhering to some of the highest environmental standards in the world.

Sustainable film making in New Zealand has received a major endorsement from one of the big names in the movie industry.