Wanderlust Travel Awards 2015Where is the world's top destination? Which country is the one to watch? Where is the loveliest international airport – and which airline is the best to fly with? The Wanderlust Travel Awards
2015 reveals that New Zealand is the top destination (rising to the top spot after coming in at number two last year).
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Patea Māori Club's Poi E turned into a movieThe story behind one of New Zealand's iconic songs is being turned into a movie. A production crew will be in Patea this weekend shooting scenes for the film Poi E: The story behind our song. Publicist Sue May said the film would be a mix of dramatised events and real-life
footage, and would outline the role entertainer Dalvanius Prime had in the development of the Patea Māori Club's hit song Poi E. Read more here.
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Audio guide company to raise fundsTourism Radio NZ, a company that offers audio guides to tourists, is seeking to raise up to $350,000 from the public through newly-licensed equity crowdfunding platform Equitise.co.nz. Chief executive Hayden Braddock said the seven-person company would use the funding to expand its service in New Zealand and set up shop in Australia, probably in about 18 months. Tourism Radio NZ (TRNZ) does not broadcast its audio guides over the radio. Instead, it supplies GPS-equipped devices that can be plugged into rental car and campervan radios. Read more here.
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New Zealand named safest country for solo travellersTaking off on a journey alone? Have no fear. Here are the safest, friendliest countries for your solo adventure. Despite the dreaded (and often costly) single supplement, bona fide single accommodations are both affordable and available in many parts of the world.
Read more here.
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First novella in the Ngā Atua Māori series, Te Orokotīmatanga o te Ao, now available.
Published by Kiwa Digital as a series of interactive graphic novellas, the Ngā Atua Māori series has the backing of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, the Māori Language Commission, and re-tells the Māori creation story in a contemporary format for the digital generation. Kiwa Digital is the world’s leading production house for experiential digital books. Learn more here.
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