http://www.newzealandtrademanual.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:48:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When The Marque Hotel opens  next week, it promises to deliver a fresh new take on dining in Christchurch. The Marque Hotel Christchurch’s restaurant, simply called Fresh, sets a new direction in dining where the emphasis is on locally sourced, fresh seasonal produce. "The focus is on food that ... http://www.newzealandtrademanual.com/christchurchs-newest-hotel-offers-fresh-dining/ The gates open tomorrow (10 March) for the 2010 Ellerslie International Flower Show, New Zealand’s premier annual gardening event, which promises to be a real show-stopper with almost 100 horticultural exhibits, including more than 30 display gardens. Show Managing Director Dave Mee says the thousands of visitors will be treated ... http://www.newzealandtrademanual.com/show-stopping-ellerslie-flower-show-opens-tomorrow/ Visitors to the Bay of Islands might like to add a typically Kiwi event to their itineraries. Tickets for Island Rock have just been released, and they will be selling fast! This boutique music event includes a cruise to Urupukapuka Island for an evening of live music with Northland Battle ... http://www.newzealandtrademanual.com/bay-of-islands-new-years-eve/ Ellerslie International Flower Show is New Zealand’s premier week-long Garden Party in Christchurch’s North Hagley Park from 10 to 14 March. The Show celebrates Christchurch’s Garden City heritage and the best of national and international garden design Last year’s gold award-winning Ellerslie designer Carl Pickens is asking all New Zealanders ... http://www.newzealandtrademanual.com/award-winning-ellerslie-designer-asking-for-help/ If you’re visiting Wellington, one of the hidden treasures you should take the time to visit is the Museum of Wellington City & Sea. It's an eccentric little gem of a museum crammed with curios, stories and artefacts from Wellington's rich history. This museum tells the intriguing stories of ... http://www.newzealandtrademanual.com/museum-of-wellington-10th-birthday/ This luxury eco-retreat has been the recipient of multiple tourism awards since its opening in 2007, but this year has beaten out the competition in the prestigious 16th World Travel Awards (known among travel professionals as ‘the Oscars of the travel industry’) in the entire Australasia area to win the ... http://www.newzealandtrademanual.com/treetop-lodge-clean-up-at-world-travel-awards/ The Orlova South is new and unique to New Zealand, combining a superior deluxe coach with incredible memorable excursions and once-in-a-lifetime events at places along the way. On board you'll enjoy unparallelled luxury, unmatched personal attention and a chance to indulge yourself at exclusive five-star properties. Take excursions as lavish and ... http://www.newzealandtrademanual.com/orlova-south/ The Air New Zealand Wine Awards is the premier wine competition in New Zealand. Every year, over 1500 contestants vie to win one of the trophies, with both large and small wineries taking part. The top wine in each variety receives a gold medal, and all medal winners in each category ... http://www.newzealandtrademanual.com/air-new-zealand-wine-awards-winners-announced-on-21st-november/ The Supreme Award at the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Award was awarded to Whale Watch Kaikoura on 11 November, following on from the company being declared winners of the Marine Environment category. The awards have been running since 2004, and the award ceremony was held as part of World Responsible ... http://www.newzealandtrademanual.com/whale-watch-kaikoura-net-huge-international-award/ The Prime Minister, John Key, will be in Kaikoura on November 5th to launch Wawahia - the sixth boat in Whale Watch Kaikoura’s fleet. Whale Watch Kaikoura is one of the country’s leading tourist attractions and a local success story in its foundation as a community-based initiative. Its success is based ... http://www.newzealandtrademanual.com/john-key-to-launch-new-whale-watch-kaikoura-vessel/