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Kiwi Space Innovators Shooting for the Stars

New Zealand is at the leading edge of the space race and is the fourth largest player in the world. They boast ideal launch sites, a nimble space agency, a culture of innovation, and are committed to sustainable space innovation.

Culture The taste of nature in a nip: world class gins... There’s been a world-wide renaissance in gin and Kiwi distillers are setting the trends. A number of passionate producers have been busy harnessing New Zealand’s unique native botanicals to create...

Culture Meet the Kiwi Chefs Cooking Up a Storm New Zealand produces some of the world’s best chefs. Take a trip to the dining precincts around New Zealand, and you’d be forgiven for thinking you were eating out in New York or London.

Culture Te Tiriti ō Waitangi. The Treaty of Waitangi. Waitangi Day marks the signing of Aotearoa New Zealand's founding document on the 6th February 1840 between the British Crown and Māori Chiefs.

Culture Who invented the flat white? Not that long ago, you would have been hard pressed to find a Flat White outside of New Zealand and Australia. Now the coffee has popped up across the globe and become the go-to drink for coffee...

Culture Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori Te reo Māori is the indigenous language of Aotearoa New Zealand and is one of three official languages.

Culture The shellfish shuffle With the ninth longest coastline in the world, it’s no surprise that there’s an abundance of shellfish in New Zealand, and even less of a surprise that they’re a staple of Kiwi cuisine. And to get...

Culture Are pies the national dish of New Zealand? Some would say it’s fush and chups. But we beg to differ. The tasty pie is widely regarded as a New Zealand culinary icon and staple. It comes pipin’ hot with crispy pastry and chock full of a...

Culture Kiwi: Is it a bird. Is it a fruit? What’s in a name? Quite a bit when it comes to tracing the origin of the nickname ‘Kiwis’ for New Zealanders.

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