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New Zealand Scientist Attains International Pinnacle In His Field

New Zealand Scientist Attains International Pinnacle In His Field

The Riddet Institute’s Principal Investigator, Professor of Food Chemistry Laurie Melton, has been appointed as an editor of the prestigious Food Chemistry publication. Professor Melton’s appointment confirms New Zealand’s leading role in the Food Sciences…

Rocky Horror Sequel Shock Treatment Heading for London Stage

Rocky Horror Sequel Shock Treatment Heading for London Stage

The sequel to cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show is set to be adapted for the London stage. Director Benji Sperring will bring Richard O’Brien’s Shock Treatment to the King’s Head Theatre in spring 2015, which will include…

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Is One Epic Film

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Is One Epic Film

Seventeen years after Sir Peter Jackson won the rights to film The Lord Of The Rings, he is finally taking leave of JRR Tolkien and Middle-earth with the conclusion of The Hobbit. The new film marks a magnificent,…

Stars Dazzle At The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies World Premiere

Stars Dazzle At The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies World Premiere

Oscar Winning New Zealand director Sir Peter Jackson and his stars arrived on a green carpet for the world premiere of his latest film The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The premiere was…

Peter Jackson to Get Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Peter Jackson to Get Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

New Zealand filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ahead of the release of his new film The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Jackson…

UFC 180: A Sit-Down With Mark Hunt

UFC 180: A Sit-Down With Mark Hunt

Before UFC 180, New Zealand born heavyweight mixed martial artist Mark Hunt, known as the ‘Super Samoan’, discusses his amazing comeback story, his long journey in combat sports, the…

Orphans & Kingdoms Trailer

Orphans & Kingdoms Trailer

In writer/director Paolo Rotondo’s debut feature, three teenagers on the run break into a deluxe Waiheke Island home and find themselves caught in a tense psychodrama with the conflicted…

Catherine Bell at TEDxAuckland

Catherine Bell at TEDxAuckland

Catherine Bell’s mission in life is to inspire people to cook and eat simple, good food. A passionate foodie and Dish Magazine co-founder, Catherine is behind the Garden to…

Lorde’s NYC A&R Man’s Lucky Day

Lorde’s NYC A&R Man’s Lucky Day

How does a teenager from Devonport, Auckland get plucked from relative obscurity to become a worldwide chart-topping phenomenon? Once-in-a-generation talent helps, but those gifts need to be paired with music execs who have the…

Estere – Reptilian Journey

Estere – Reptilian Journey

Wellington based singer, songwriter and beat-maker Estere is turning heads with her soul infused tracks, and is proving to be a one-of-a-kind performer, quickly making her mark on the…

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep.22 – Rere Rockslide – Epic Waterfall Slip and Slide

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep.22 – Rere Rockslide – Epic Waterfall Slip and Slide

In this episode the couple took on the Rere Rockslide, the worlds most amazing and unbelieveable natural slip and slide! With a coating of moss over a 60 meter…

STIHL: Mercy Dash Ad

STIHL: Mercy Dash Ad

Continuing their story of two bickering brothers who desire to have their fathers chainsaw STIHL have created this very funny ad of just how far one man will go…

The Z-Nail Gang Official Trailer

The Z-Nail Gang Official Trailer

Inspired by actual (and unbelievably crazy) events that took place in the Coromandel during the 1980s, The Z-Nail gang is an inspiring story that leads its audience on a…

Luke Nola at TEDxAuckland

Luke Nola at TEDxAuckland

Adman-turned-filmmaker Luke Nola turned his back on a successful advertising career to follow his passion for making things, and created the multi-award-winning reality TV series Let’s Get Inventin’, featuring…

Benny Tipene – Step On Up

Benny Tipene – Step On Up

New Zealand singer/songwriter Benny Tipene has gone from strength to strength after finishing third in the first series of The X-Factor. In 2014 he released his debut album Bricks,…

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 21 – Lake Waikaremoana

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 21 – Lake Waikaremoana

After some much needed sun and surf the couple decided to take a hike along the mountain ridge and shoreline of Lake Waikaremoana, another one of New Zealand’s most…

Fireside Chats: The Cast of ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Reveals Hollywood’s Vampires

Fireside Chats: The Cast of ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Reveals Hollywood’s Vampires

The writing and directing team of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, and their cast mates sat down with the Hollywood Reporter to talk about their new film ‘What We…

New Zealand All Blacks On FOX 32 Chicago News

New Zealand All Blacks On FOX 32 Chicago News

All Blacks Kieran Read, Victor Vito and Sam Whitelock gave the FOX 32 News team some lessons on the game of rugby and what it means to be an…

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Shiverman

Fat Freddy’s Drop – Shiverman

Fat Freddy’s Drop have a live jam at the Red Bull Studio, Wellington. The seven piece band formed in the late 1990s, and are known for a musical style…

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 20 – Surfing Raglan Road Trip

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 20 – Surfing Raglan Road Trip

This time the couple decided to trade mountaineering for surfing and took off to the sun and shine of Manu Bay, Whale Bay, Indicators and Ngarunui Beach in Raglan,…

Classic Weet-Bix TV Ad – Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Climb Mount Everest

Classic Weet-Bix TV Ad – Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Climb Mount Everest

In this classic Weet-Bix ad two miniature versions of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay make their ascent of Mount Everest. While no one believes the two can climb it,…

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Main Trailer

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – Main Trailer

From Academy Award winning filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece…

Rachel Callander at TEDxAuckland

Rachel Callander at TEDxAuckland

After losing her daughter Evie, who had a rare chromosome condition, award winning NZ Wedding and Portrait photographer Rachel Callander turned her talent to capturing the beauty and abilities…

The Red Road Official Trailer

The Red Road Official Trailer

Amid two warring communities, can an ex-con and a cop forge an unlikely alliance? Or will a dark past bring both men to ruin? SundanceTV’s new drama stars New Zealand’s…

Behind the Scenes of the Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made

Behind the Scenes of the Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made

As the official airline of Middle-earth, Air New Zealand brought together an entire army to create The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made. Go behind the scenes with Elijah…

GoPro to The Coromandel

GoPro to The Coromandel

Welcome to The Coromandel, New Zealand. Be inspired to start planning your trip, pack your kit and GoPro to The Coromandel. Watch the full series and plan your trip…

Mike Allsop at TEDxAuckland

Mike Allsop at TEDxAuckland

Air New Zealand pilot, Everest mountaineer, adventurer and extreme marathon competitor Mike Allsop is an ordinary family man proving that anybody can accomplish extraordinary things. At this TEDx event Mike…

Broods – Never Gonna Change

Broods – Never Gonna Change

“Never Gonna Change” is the title of a song recorded by New Zealand music duo Broods for their debut EP, Broods (2014). It was released 29 January 2014 through…

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight – Sam Neill

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight – Sam Neill

Actor Sam Neill visits the George Stroumboulopoulos show in Vancouver to talk about everything from Princess Diana to Jurassic Park with George.

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 19 – Tongariro Northern Circuit

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 19 – Tongariro Northern Circuit

This time the couple journeyed into Mordor itself on New Zealand’s Tongariro Northern Circuit Great Walk! This track takes you up an active volcano and through the lava flows…

The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made

The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made

As the official airline of Middle-earth, Air New Zealand has gone all out to celebrate the third and final film in The Hobbit Trilogy – The Hobbit: The Battle…

Policeman Extrordinaire Connecting With Youth: Glen Compain at TEDxAuckland 2009

Policeman Extrordinaire Connecting With Youth: Glen Compain at TEDxAuckland 2009

Glen Compain, is an Auckland frontline policeman working largely with troubled youth and was the co-founder of the Village Community Services Trust helping deliver mentoring to over 500 young people…

Shihad – Sleepeater

Shihad – Sleepeater

New Zealand alternative rock band Shihad, consisting of band members Jon Toogood, Phil Knight, Tom Larkin and Karl Kippenberger, released their eighth studio album Ignite in 2010. It debuted…

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Official Teaser Trailer

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Official Teaser Trailer

New Zealand director Peter Jackson offers the first taste of the epic final chapter of his Middle Earth saga with the teaser trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of…

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 18 – Milford Track

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 18 – Milford Track

Deciding to take on another great New Zealand walk the couple decided to try the famed Milford Track in Milford Sound! With a healthy mix of rain, snow and occasional…

Urzila Carlson at TEDxAuckland

Urzila Carlson at TEDxAuckland

Natural, cheeky and straight-up South African-born, New Zealand-based Urzila Carlson took to the stage for the first time in 2008, and has since racked up an impressive array of…

Water To Ice – Ruby Frost

Water To Ice – Ruby Frost

New Zealand pop recording artist Ruby Frost has won acclaim with critics and fans alike for her distinctive Kiwi approach to pop music. After winning the MTV 42Unheard Competition…

Maria Tutaia Fast5 Netball Highlights 2013

Maria Tutaia Fast5 Netball Highlights 2013

Maria Tutaia finished the Fast5 Netball Tournament in 2013 as by far the most prolific scorer from the three-point, or “super shot”, territory, draining 25 attempts in her…

Fantail Trailer

Fantail Trailer

A South Auckland petrol station is the setting for this independent drama about graveyard shift worker Tania (Sophie Henderson, also the film’s writer and adapted from her one-woman stageplay),…

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 17 – Kepler Track, Great Walk

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 17 – Kepler Track, Great Walk

After hiking through Fox Glacier the couple decided to take on their second New Zealand Great Walk choosing The Kepler Track in Fiordland just outside of Te Anau….

Maya Payne – Interview by theaudience

Maya Payne – Interview by theaudience

Maya Payne is a 17 year old singer-songwriter from Christchurch whose childhood influence in music is now taking her to big heights with her recent single  ‘Fragile’. Combining…

Dai Henwood at TEDxChristchurch

Dai Henwood at TEDxChristchurch

Dai is one of New Zealand’s best known and loved comedians. Born and raised in Wellington, Dai has toured Melbourne, Edinburgh, Britain, and Australia. He’s performed the sell-out…

HIP HOP-ERATION Official Trailer

HIP HOP-ERATION Official Trailer

Hip Hop-eration tells the unlikely story of a bunch of senior citizens from Waiheke – ranging in age from 65 to 95 – who formed a hip-hop dance…

UFC Auckland: James Te Huna vs Nate Marquardt

UFC Auckland: James Te Huna vs Nate Marquardt

New Zealand mixed martial artist James Te Huna talks about the preparations he undertook for  his fight with former Stirkeforce welterweight champion Nate Marquardt at the first ever…

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 14 – Fox Glacier

Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 14 – Fox Glacier

In this episode the couple took on a full day hike through Fox Glacier where they explored crevices and ice tunnels. They relied heavily on their crampons to…

New Zealand National Anthem “God Defend New Zealand”

New Zealand National Anthem “God Defend New Zealand”

Grant Sullivan singing God Defend New Zealand at the Rugby League World Cup 2008 finals where New Zealand took on Australia, and went on to win 34-20.

Kimbra – The Making Of The Golden Echo: Episode 2

Kimbra – The Making Of The Golden Echo: Episode 2

In the second of five short videos New Zealand recording artist Kimbra talks about collaborating with Silverchairs Daniel Johns, bassist Thundercat and composer Van Dyke Park in Australia on…

Housebound Trailer

Housebound Trailer

When Kylie (Morgana O’Reilly) is forced to return to the house she grew up in when the court places her on home detention she becomes privy to unsettling whispers…

Mount Fyffe – Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 13

Mount Fyffe – Living a Kiwi Life – Ep. 13

In this episode, the couple hike up the side of Mount Fyffe, just outside Kaikoura, New Zealand. It was a bit of a tramp up the side of the…