Food & Wine

Creative foodies with a taste for wild fare have put the small New Zealand town of Hokitika on the international culinary map with an adventurous food festival that attracts thousands of intrepid gourmets.

Summer is the season for outdoor food and wine events in New Zealand, and this year a worldwide movement embracing this - The Summer of Riesling is set to captivate the country.

Pop-up is the new buzz word in Christchurch where a funky container mall is bringing Christchurch locals back into their city centre for a unique new shopping experience.

International travel authority 'Lonely Planet' has chosen New Zealand’s Southern Lakes region as one of the world’s ‘Top 10 Regions to visit in 2012’.

Auckland’s streets are teaming with Gallic and Kiwi pride in anticipation of the Rugby World Cup final as the two rugby hemispheres unite in a weekend to remember.

Tickets for New Zealand’s premier wine, food and music event - Toast Martinborough – sold out in just 24 minutes when released for sale this week.

A leading New Zealand boutique wine-producing region is opening its cellar doors to rugby tourists with a rare behind-the-scenes festival event that’s set to reveal some inner secrets.

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.

Night skies above New Zealand’s biggest city will glow with the colours of the world, as Sky City’s Sky Tower lights up to welcome 20 teams for the Rugby World Cup.

The 'coolest little capital in the world' is proving that it’s also New Zealand’s hottest in the kitchen with the biggest-ever ‘Wellington on a Plate’ festival.