Air New Zealand is bringing its new signature wine label, Thirteen Forty Five, to the skies. Named after the airline’s first-ever flight from Auckland to Sydney in 1940, which covered 1345 miles ...

“New Zealand had a film industry that had been around a long time,” Wilks continued. “But ‘Lord of the Rings’ supercharged what we could do on the world stage.” It was the country that ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Auckland has become the first major city to welcome 2025, with thousands of revelers counting down to the new year and cheering at colorful fireworks launched from ...

When Variety asked director Peter Jackson why he chose to film The Lord of the Rings in his native New Zealand — then known only for its arthouse and indie films — rather than Hollywood ...