Moko the Dolphin, a long time resident of the East Coast of New Zealand, has been following the fishing trawler Eskdale on it’s journeys. At Christmas Moko followed the Eskdale away from Gisborne, and from …

Kiwi Chocoholics are rolling in anticipation of a Kiwi food festival that’s become an annual get together  – Dunedin’s Cadbury Chocolate Carnival.
This year is the carnival’s 10th anniversary in the South Island …

Tourists have been told to get on their bikes with the start of the New Zealand’s national cycleway project and the first of seven ‘quick start’ projects launching in July.  The ‘Ruapehu – Whanganui …

On 20th May 2010 Air New Zealand was voted the world’s fifth best airline by Skytrax beating out perennial competitor Qantas who this year dropped to 7th place. New Zealand’s national carrier has received several …

The Winter Whale Watch season in New Zealand has begun in earnest and this year looks to be particularly spectacular.
Department of Conservation (DOC) scientist and National Marine Mammal Coordinator Dr Laura Boren says that …

Boatloads of Australians are cruising to New Zealand, inundating the local waters with refugees tourists.
Australia’s largest cruise operator – Carnival Australia, will more than double its fleet for 2012 to meet increasing demand. The …

A clutch of Kiwis on scooters are preparing to assault New Zealand’s Southern Alps on a winter-time expedition – the Tranz Alpine Scooter Safari – that will take them across the South Island. …

International travel website IgoUgo.com (part of Travelocity) has named Wanaka’s Puzzling World among the world’s top 10 most weird attractions for tourists. [igougo post]
Puzzling World marketing manager Duncan Spear …

Mt Ruapehu ski area covers New Zealand’s two largest ski fields – Whakapapa on the mountain’s north-western slopes, and Turoa in the southwest.
The new Knoll Ridge Café, on the Whakapapa ski field, is …

As winter snow time approaches, New Zealand’s ski areas are already busy preparing for another bumper 2010 ski season with many new developments designed to enhance the Kiwi ski holiday experience.
Turoa Ski Area …

Some of New Zealand’s oldest inhabitants, the Tuatara, are continuing to be sucessfully breed in captivity.
For the second time in two months, New Zealand’s rare tuatara population has produced some surprising results with a …

Katikati – a small New Zealand coastal town with a proud rugby history – has launched itself as a 2011 Rugby World Cup destination by erecting a bigger-than-life rugby ball as a tourist …

The Carter Observatory in the Botanical Gardens in Wellington has recently reopened after a two year, $6 million makeover. It is New Zealand’s longest-serving national observatory, opened in 1941, and is a Category II registered …

Queenstown Winter Festival
25 June – 4 July 2010
Kiwis are preparing for the southern hemisphere’s biggest winter party – the 36th Queenstown Winter Festival – the iconic  fun fest.
The 10-day celebration includes on-mountain snow action, …