Lake Wanaka

New Zealand’s cycle-friendly landscapes have attracted a strong international contingent of cyclists for an ambitious eight-day cycling adventure that sets off on 20 April.

With New Zealand’s scenic landscapes about to star in 'The Hobbit' trilogy, Tourism New Zealand is eager to show the world that the big screen imagery is more than a fleeting glimpse of fantasy.

With elite athletes back in town and plying the ski fields of the Queenstown Lakes region, New Zealand’s southern mountains are once again the training destination of choice for many northern hemisphere skiers and snowboarders.

Fresh snowfalls on New Zealand’s southern winter playgrounds have arrived on cue for mid-winter holidays and the opening of Treble Cone – the South Island’s largest ski area.

International snow sports stars with a taste for the high life will soon be heading to New Zealand’s southern alpine regions to compete in the 2012 World Heli Challenge – dubbed “the most exotic snow-based event on the planet”.

Australasian bonds are never more evident than when the two countries stand together to remember the fallen heroes of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) on Anzac Day.

An inaugural New Zealand cycling event has stirred international interest and hundreds of cycling enthusiasts have signed up for a unique eight-day cycling adventure.

Hot on the heels of Rugby World Cup, and a bag full of international tourism accolades from 2011, New Zealand is set to stay in the international spotlight for 2012.

Challenge Wanaka – profiled as ‘the world’s most scenic iron distance triathlon’ – plays out across a stunning New Zealand South Island alpine landscape.

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.