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Christchurch’s newest hotel offers a Fresh dining experience

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.

Show-stopping Ellerslie Flower Show opens tomorrow

The gates open tomorrow (10 March) for the 2010 Ellerslie International Flower Show, New Zealand’s premier gardening event, which promises to be a real show-stopper with almost 100 horticultural exhibits, including more than 30 display gardens.

An unforgettable Bay of Islands New Years Eve

Visitors to the Bay of Islands might like to add a typically Kiwi event to their itineraries.

Award-winning Ellerslie designer is asking New Zealanders for help

Last year’s gold award-winning Ellerslie designer Carl Pickens is asking all New Zealanders a simple question: “What can we do to make the world a better place?”. He’s taking a novel approach to garden design by asking the entire population of New Zealand to go on line and take a few minutes responding to the Ellerslie Question.

Wellington’s bijou museum has just turned ten!

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.

Treetop Lodge win acclaim at World Travel Awards

The 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

Air New Zealand Wine Awards Winners announced on 21st November

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.

Whale Watch Kaikoura net huge international award

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.

John Key to Launch New Whale Watch Kaikoura Vessel

The Prime Minister, John Key, will be in Kaikoura on November 5th to launch Wawahia - the sixth boat in Whale Watch Kaikoura’s fleet.

World Buskers Festival, Christchurch, 21 – 31 January 2010

In just a few months the World Buskers Festival hits town again! This celebration of fun on the footpath takes place in Christchurch in late January every year; 17 years since it began, it’s become the largest street theatre festival in Australasia and amongst the top five in the world.

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