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Māori Culture

Experiencing New Zealand’s indigenous Māori culture first hand is one of the main reasons visitors come to Aotearoa, but there’s a lot more to it than the legendary haka. Māoritanga or Māori culture has a defining influence on Kiwi culture, is unique to the world and deserves special consideration.

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Guillermo del Toro - director of The Hobbit

Acclaimed film director Guillermo del Toro is in New Zealand to make two movies based on The Hobbit. Hear about Guillermo's plans for the movies, his thoughts on filming in New Zealand, and his life-long obsession with monsters.

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Matariki: Māori New Year

The rise of Matariki - the star cluster also known as Pleiades and Seven Sisters - heralds the Māori New Year. This harvest-end festival is a time for thanksgiving, sharing and celebration of family and culture. Matariki 2009 celebrations began with a giant gourmet hangi at Turangawaewae marae.

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World of WearableArt Awards

WOW - World of WearableArt - is New Zealand's single largest art event, a show that takes art off the walls and applies it to the human body. For 20 years, WOW has been attracting thousands of people and hundreds of entries from around the world in an extravaganza of show-stopping design.

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Tasman Glacier's Huge Ice 'Calf'

A giant iceberg plunged from the Tasman Glacier terminal face in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park on 10 February 2009. It is the single largest ice 'calf' from the glacier in 25 years. The huge slab of ice measured 250m by 250m wide by 80m high and caused a three metre high wave to sweep down the terminal lake.

View footage of the Tasman Glacier's ice 'calf'

The New Zealand Luxury Experience

New Zealand has been described as one of the world's best kept secrets, and it is a destination that is proving to be very popular with discerning travellers.

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Ladyhawke - Musician

Ladyhawke is New Zealand's hottest new musical export. Her self-titled debut album (released September 2009) is loaded with original tracks. 'Paris is Burning' is already a hit for this young Kiwi (aka Pip Brown) with a voice that mixes Stevie Nicks and Debbie Harry.

Hear more of the life and sounds of Ladyhawke

Moana Maniapoto - Musician

Moana Maniapoto is one of New Zealand's leading Maori performers. This singer / songwriter - renowned for pushing the boundaries of Maori music - produces a blend of contemporary and traditional styles by fusing Maori instruments like taonga puoro, with haka, chants, soul, reggae and classical music. Moana and her band 'The Tribe' are helping to expose New Zealand music to the world.

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New Zealand's Giant Rugby Ball

From icon to icon. New Zealand's giant inflatable Rugby Ball has moved from the Eiffel Tower in Paris to London's famous Tower Bridge. Where next on the international stage?

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Richard Bangs - Explorer / Adventurer

Richard Bangs - described as a mix between Indiana Jones and Walter Mitty - is a compulsive traveller, adventurer, explorer, writer, and US television personality who travelled to New Zealand to explore the Maori guardianship concept of "Kaitiakitanga".

Hear Richard Bangs talk about his love for New Zealand