Emirates A380 to Launch Auckland-Dubai Services Via Sydney 29/12/2008
Emirates Airlines is set to operate three weekly A380 services between Auckland and Dubai via Sydney from February 2 on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. With a connection to the existing A380 service from Dubai to Heathrow, Emirates will be the only ...

Australia Ranks #1 As World's Top Country Brand For Third Consecutive Year 04/12/2008
Australia earns the coveted spot as the world's top country brand for the third consecutive year, according to the 2008 Country Brand Index (CBI) which was officially released at London's World Travel Market, the premier annual exhibition of the ...

The Langham Auckland Wins Best New Zealand City Hotel 16/09/2008
The Langham Auckland has been awarded best New Zealand City Hotel at the 2007 HM Awards for Hotel and Accommodation Excellence. The awards recognise hospitality distinction throughout New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific. Other finalists ...

Emirates to offer in-flight showers 01/08/2008
Emirates has revealed that one of the amenities on offer to first class passengers on its new Airbus A380 planes will be in-flight showers. The provision is part of the Dubai-based airline's plans to turn its A380 into a "premium hotel in the ...

Moko the friendly dolphin still a wild animal 09/01/2008
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is warning people to be careful around a dolphin which has been visiting Mahia, near Gisborne. Moko, a bottlenose dolphin, has been in the bay at Mahia Beach and nearby Waikokopu Wharf since April last year and ...

Auckland's Big Day Out 18 Jan 2008 25/12/2007
Australia's huge touring music festival, Big Day Out, spreads its wings to include New Zealand and starts its annual tour in Auckland, at the Mt Smart Stadium. The newly-reformed Rage Against the Machine spearhead the 2008 line-up, with their first ...

Tourism New Zealand to refocus its 100% Pure campaign 03/09/2007
According to historians, New Zealand was the last country on earth to be settled and is therefore the youngest country in the world. ?This is a unique selling point for New Zealand and our youth sums up what visitors experience when they come ...

Novotel Capital Wellington 29/08/2007
Location Conveniently located in the heart of the city, Novotel Capital Wellington is only a short walk to Westpac Stadium, Te Papa Museum and the waterfront. Rooms The hotel's 139 guest rooms provide modern comfort, unique feeling of spaciousness ...

Luxury and decadence right in the heart of Auckland 17/08/2007
Situated minutes away from Auckland's CBD, the Langham Hotel brings a little old-world grandeur to New Zealand. As a member of the prestigious 'Leading Hotels of the World' group, the Langham Hotel, Auckland is fitted throughout with embroidered ...

Sydney Opera House now listed as UNESCO World Heritage 29/06/2007
A unanimous vote by a UN committee saw the Sydney Opera House voted in as the newest UNESCO World Heritage site for its bold statement of 20th century architecture. With this new title, the Sydney Opera House can claim itself "to represent a ...

New Zealand Welcomes More Inbound Chinese Tourists 27/06/2007
Following the success of its first China Summit in 2005, Tourism New Zealand has once again convened leaders of the tourism industry of New Zealand in Beijing. Apart from the host Tourism New Zealand, 48 representatives from New Zealand Tourism ...

Treble Cone gears up for another great ski season 10/05/2007
Having recently completed $1.1 million in mountain developments, the Treble Cone ski area in Wanaka is gearing up for what could possibly be its best ski season yet when it opens in late June. Director Robert Skinner who hosted Treble Cone?s annual ...

Air New Zealand To Boost Shanghai, HK Service 19/03/2007
Air New Zealand will increase services to Shanghai and Hong Kong following strong demand for the airline's new services. From October 31, 2007 Air New Zealand will operate two additional services per week between Shanghai and Auckland, increasing ...

Air New Zealand adds second weekly service from New Zealand to Los Angeles 16/03/2007
Air New Zealand has announced that from 6, December, 2007 to 26, March, 2008, the carrier will increase its weekly service from Auckland to Rarotonga and onto Los Angeles from one flight to two flights a week. This change has said come in response ...

Destination Queenstown makes it as the adventure capital of New Zealand 01/03/2007
New Zealand is a place that is known around the world for hobbits, beautiful natural environment and adventure sports and is something that draws thousands of Australians to their shores every year. Destination Queenstown has capitalised on their ...

Great Long Lunch 27/02/2007
Napier, New Zealand - 4 March 2007 The Great Long Lunch is a continuous sit-down meal for around 750 diners, held every year in Napier's Marine Parade Gardens. New in 2007, the organisers promise "an exciting new seating plan" for "maximum ...

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