Tourism
Tourism Minister urges sector to step up as regenerative industry
The Tourism Minister is warning the industry can not - and should not - try to turn back the clocks and return to its former glory.
Stuart Nash gave the opening address at the virtual Otago Tourism… Audio
How are businesses building for arrival of tourists?
Today we'll find out how long we'll be living with vaccine passes and mandates. The Government announced last week that it was bringing forward the dates for tourists from Australia to come across the… Audio
Tourism funding boosts Auckland businesses' confidence
Auckland businesses say a voucher scheme aimed to get locals to explore their own backyard has been a lifeline after lockdown.
Covid-19: Auckland businesses call voucher scheme a lifeline
Auckland businesses are calling it a lifeline - a voucher scheme that's got locals exploring their own back yard.
The government funded $9 million programme kicked off late last year offering… Audio
'Chance for a re-set': Expert pushes for sustainable tourism
International visitors could soon be pouring across the border in similar numbers to pre-pandemic times - but that might not be a good thing, according to one tourism expert.
'Warmest welcome you can imagine' - PM opens doors to tourists
The Prime Minister has gone on a marketing blitz to reel Australians to our shores. Audio
Jacinda Ardern in Queenstown to lure Australians back to NZ
The Prime Minister has gone on a marketing blitz to reel Australians to our shores.
Tourism operators are racing to ramp up in time - with less than four weeks to go before those crossing the Tasman… Audio
'So surreal': Tourism operators in Westland prepared for a slow recovery
South Westland businesses say the border reopening dates mean they can start edging out of survival mode after two years of hanging on by their fingernails.
Cruise sector boss assures ships safer than before
The welcome mat's out for tourists but not if they are arriving by cruise ship.
Vaccinated Australian visitors can fly to New Zealand from April 13 without having to isolate. It's May 2 for visa… Video, Audio
Glaciers area looks forward to border reopening
South Westland businesses say the border reopening dates mean they can start edging out of survival mode after two years of hanging on by their fingernails.
Close to 400 jobs were lost in the area… Audio
Covid-19: Accomodation sector prepares for border opening
An influx of international travellers from across the Tasman is expected in a matter of weeks.
The hotel industry -- still reeling from the effects of Covid-19 lockdowns and border closures - is… Audio
Covid-19: Tourism operators raring to go as border opens
From rock-bottom to elated, the once $42 billion tourism industry is back at the starting line and eager to welcome back international visitors.
Those crossing the Tasman can start arriving from the… Audio
'We can survive': Tourism operators prepare to rebuild with fund
Tourist operators in hardest-hit regions can soon apply to the government's $49m kick-start fund to help get ready for the return of international visitors.
Tourism has a future, expect visitors in numbers by spring
The Government has this morning announced a $49 million kickstart tourism fund for the South Island. The fund is now available for businesses which are ready to scale up operations or come out of… Audio
PM on border reopening plan: 'We're ready to welcome the world back'
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand's borders will be open to vaccinated Australians from 11.59 pm on 12 April.
SkyCity to bolster staff numbers as international borders set to reopen
Casino operator SkyCity is set to go on a major recruitment drive as the country's borders reopen for international tourism.
NZ 'back on the map': Recruitment, more flights, and calls for vaccine pass removal
The various groups says the past two years have been incredibly tough, but this long-awaited news provides them certainty, allows for gradual rebuild of tourism and will save operators from collapse.
Auckland welcomes return of travellers, but staff urgently need
It's the news Auckland's downtown has been longing for - tourism is coming back, and sooner than expected.
Vaccinated Australians are now welcome from April 13.
Vaccinated travellers from other… Video, Audio
Paihia businesses ready to say haere mai to tourists again
Bay of Islands businesses are getting ready to say haere mai to tourists.
In Paihia, where jobs and livelihoods are hanging by a thread, the earlier opening dates are just the news locals needed.
… Audio
Board of Airline Representatives welcomes border reopening
Aotearoa is ready to welcome back the world, but how are they going to get here.
The number of international carriers coming into the country has slimmed down considerably since Covid hit.
In… Video, Audio
