Food & Wine

Three world-renowned chefs working with first class New Zealand wine and food at one of the top 20 hideaways on earth, has proved to be an irresistible combination.

A dedicated lamb festival, which includes a 'running with the lambs' event through the streets of a small Central Hawke’s Bay town, promises rugby fans a rare treat and some true grassroots action during Rugby World Cup 2011.

Auckland’s waterfront has a major new addition in the form of the super liner 'Pacific Pearl' which will be based out of New Zealand during the summer cruising season.

Tickets for New Zealand’s premier wine, food and music event – Toast Martinborough – are about to go on sale with organisers bracing themselves for a repeat of last year when 10,000 sold out in just 13 minutes.

Wellington restaurant Logan Brown has been named Supreme Winner in the 2009 Cuisine New Zealand ‘Restaurant of the Year’ awards.

New Zealand has been confirmed as one of the world’s top destinations with a string of international awards for 2010 that applaud the country for being an easy, fun place to live in and visit.

Love is in the air at Air New Zealand where they've just announced the world’s first ‘matchmaking flight’ – the trip of a life-time for those who’d travel the world for love or have ever felt sparks for the stranger in the middle seat.

Air New Zealand’s revolutionary ‘Skycouch’ – the economy seating that folds down into a bed - has won the Aviation category of Condé Nast Traveller's 2011 Innovation and Design Awards.

He’s just ticked off his 101st birthday celebration, and New Zealand health pioneer, Claude Stratford, is still a walking advertisement for the natural bee products he’s made world famous.

With just over five months to go until New Zealand welcomes visitors for Rugby World Cup 2011, it’s ‘game on’ for the construction industry especially along the changing face of Auckland city’s waterfront.