Govt investing $30 million of levies into conservation tourism

The government is investing $30 million dollars' worth of tourism levies into conservation tourism. Conversation Minister Tama Potaka announced the funding at the Prime Minister's weekly post-Cabinet media briefing. Mr Potaka was still sharing details about the funding when an email update on the Interislander ferries dropped into journalists' inboxes. Political reporter Anneke Smith spoke to Lisa Owen.