New Zealand really comes alive in the summer months and there is no better time to visit new zealand than this time when outdoor events seem to be happening every week. NZ is famous for it’s wine and one the finest events on the calendar is The Marlborough wine festival. New Zealand’s longest running wine [...]
The rugby world cup was a huge success commercially for NZ, and the feel good factor of a home win also added to the huge benefit of hosting such an event. The NZ Rugby World Cup lured thousands of hard-core rugby fans from UK, France, and Australia; visitor arrivals increased by 26% compared to September [...]
The biggest show on planet rugby is going to be arriving on the shores of NZ and with a a well and truly needed boost to the local economy in terms of tourism. Some tourism providers have been criticised for trebling prices in some instances, particularly greedy hotel owners in Auckland. There will be many [...]
New Zealand is hoping to bounce back after the devastating Earthquake in Christchurch and encourage tourists back to the land of the long white cloud. There is no better time to visit NZ than in the autumn where the summer still lingers and sunny warm days and evening are the norm. There are many festivals [...]
Great news for the tourism industry in New Zealand, Middle Earth is saved! Tourism New Zealand says it is “absolutely thrilled” with the deal that has secured The Hobbit movies. “The Hobbit provides us with another great opportunity to promote New Zealand to the world in a unique way and to raise awareness of New [...]
Raglan is a small settlement on the west coast of the North Island known best for it’s excellent and consistent waves and the worlds longest ‘left-hander’. Thing to do in Raglan Not everyone comes to Raglan to surf and there is plenty to do aside from ripping up the surf such as bushes to walk, [...]
There is a shortage of hotel rooms already for the 2011 RWC being held in New Zealand for the second time. Rugby fans who stay afloat on cruise ships providing accommodation during the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand will find themselves in the heart of the action. Three cruise liners that have been [...]
New Zealand is struggling to entice International tourists to its far off land partly due to increased competition from other countries near Europe and America and the global slowdown too. Domestic tourists spent $12.4 billion in the year ended March 2009, an increase of 2.6 percent from the previous year. While international tourist expenditure declined [...]
Immigration New Zealand has announced that their policy to skilled immigration has remained competitive in the current economic climate. Whilst the global recession has caused some countries to request temporary workers without work to go home or to severely slash the number of skills on immigration shortage lists, New Zealand has been less affected. Andrew [...]
Travel restrictions between Australia and New Zealand are to be reduced, allowing their citizens to enter one anothers’ countries more easily, opening up their borders in an a move towards a joint economic market. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his New Zealand counterpart John Key have this week agreed to a joint plan that [...]
