Matariki is the heliacal rising of the Pleiades star cluster signalling the Māori new year.

New Zealand celebrates Makariti as first Indigenous public holiday. Cultural advisors have expressed some concern over the commercialisation of the sacred Maori New Year celebrations. New Zealand ...

But the back half of the calendar, especially between July and October, remains a bit of a public holiday desert. Replacing ...

But there are parts of the world where the New Zealand dollar is going further than normal at present. Travelling to ...

Escorted tour specialist Newmarket Holidays is heading to New Zealand for the first time. It has launched its first tour with a comprehensive 21-day escorted trip to New Zealand’s North and ...