Golfing and Touring New Zealand

Clever in all aspects of culinary arts and wise in sharing his taste-tempting recipes in colourful books and magazines, noted television Chef Jamie Oliver is tickling palates Down Under. Specializing in Italian fare, his first restaurant has just opened in Oz for lucky Sydney customers. Possible locales for restaurants in New Zealand include Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown are [...]

Duncan Johnstone reports on Sonny Bill Williams’ first round knockout victory over American Clarence Tillman III in Hamilton, North Island. Thank you Duncan and colleague Aaron Lawton for this report on a great fight. And thanks to YouTube for the great video of the match!

A combination of top two golf courses in the world, New Zealand’s three finest lodges and with the friendliest foot forward, the creator of these world-renowned properties - Julian H. Robertson extends an exclusive invitation to his inaugural TIGER TOUR.

The Friends of the PGA-NZ latest newsletter gives us the goods on golfing one of the world’s most beautiful courses with a totally pampered stay at China’s luxurious 5-star Mission Hills: Have you ever considered chartering your own Air New Zealand 747 for your next golf trip? Here is a great opportunity to do just [...]

Thanks to PGANZ for this special report on 14-year-old Kiwi amateur Lydia Ko. Standing over a putt to put her into the record books today, it’s no wonder New Zealand 14-year-old Lydia Ko was nervous. While it was only a short one-footer, Ko had memories in her mind of last year’s “failure” at the New South Wales [...]

This Press release is from one of New Zealand’s beautiful golf courses and not to be missed when touring the North Island. I do my darnest to play a round any time I’m in New Zealand. And for those who have always wanted to make Wairakei your home course, here’s a great opportunity to save [...]

Terrace Downs launches its 2012 art offerings with a well-priced and aptly titled “Fashionably Passionate” exhibit by Nelson-based artist Deeanne Hobbs. Noted for exploring the passion of connecting art and fashion together, her creative works in mixed media uniquely meld modernity with revival images that harken back to an “Antique-Vintage” era. Exhibition curator Rachael Inch is [...]

News from Fairfax Media and Stuff.co.nz “New Zealand number one Ben Campbell has shot a superb seven under 65 in round three of the Australian Master of the Amateurs at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club to climb nine places into a share of second place. “The 20-year-old had rounds of 73 and 75 to be [...]

Michael Hill has done it again. We’re all in for a treat over the next five years. Remember the 15th? It’s the Party Hole and I’m sure it’s going to be a super hot spot again. I may not make it this year on March 29th to April 1st but I’m planning a return to [...]

Condé Nast Traveler, USA has named The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs as the No. 1 Lodge in Australia and Pacific Nations on the 2012 Gold List: The World’s Best Places to Stay.  It’s the only property in New Zealand to make the list and with a whopping score of 98.4, that’s special!

Report from NZ Newswire: “The first major golf event in Christchurch since February’s 6.3-magnitude earthquake has provided a real boost to the sport and the region, New Zealand Golf chief executive Dean Murphy says. “The New Zealand Open, which finished at Clearwater on Sunday, is the first international golf tournament in Christchurch since the New [...]

Report from Stuff.co.nz: “Sonny Bill Williams will fight for the New Zealand heavyweight title when he next enters the ring in Hamilton in February. “The All Blacks rugby star announced today he would fight Auckland-based title-holder Richard Tutaki on February 8 at the city’s Claudelands Events centre. “The fight will be 17 days before his [...]