Tourism
Mackenzie District planning for next 100 years
A 100-year vision for the Mackenzie Basin is being created to help guide investment, future infrastructure and sustainable tourism.
Restaurants switch off lights to mark staffing crisis
Restaurants around the country switched off their lights for two minutes at 7pm on Tuesday to bring attention to the staffing crisis.
The industry is calling for urgent visa extensions, border… Audio
Queenstown council moving to reduce reliance on tourism
Queenstown Lakes District Council has announced a new campaign aimed to shake off the perception it's a holiday-only destination.
Covid-19: Australians' return relieves Queenstown businesses
Australians are back in Queenstown again much to the relief of local businesses.
Travel from South Australia, the ACT, Tasmania and Victoria lifted yesterday morning.
But some key states remain cut… Audio
Covid-19: Some Australian travellers back in Queenstown
Australians are back in Queenstown again much to the relief of local businesses.
Travel from South Australia, the ACT, Tasmania and Victoria lifted yesterday morning.
But some key states remain cut… Audio
Trans-Tasman bubble: South Island ski fields hoping for Australian influx
South Island ski fields are hoping for a blizzard of Australiains as the travel bubble cautiously reopens this week.
Quarantine-free travel from Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT… Audio
Trans-tasman bubble: Millions of Aussies able to visit again
Nearly nine million Australians are now able to travel to New Zealand quarantine-free again, with the partial lifting of the nationwide suspension on the travel bubble.
As of this morning, those in… Audio
Trans-Tasman travel bubble partially reopens
People in three Australian states and the ACT are now able to travel to New Zealand quarantine-free again, with the partial lifting of the nationwide suspension on the travel bubble.
Push for more domestic tourism spending: 'We want to continue to grow'
Tourism New Zealand predicts domestic visitor spending could increase by millions as it pitches for more Kiwis to travel in their own backyard.
2000 MIQ rooms empty daily as NZers struggle to secure spot
Almost 2000 managed isolation rooms sit empty each day, while New Zealanders trying to get home say they are struggling with an ongoing lack of vouchers.
Taskforce recommends making tourism affordable, accessible
Some of the country's biggest tourism minds have been tackling the issues around access to the sights and sounds of New Zealand.
They say disadvantaged people are unable to explore their own backyard… Audio
Ski fields of Whakapapa and Turoa are ready for business
Ski fields are starting to open around New Zealand and in the middle of Te ika a Maui, the ski fields of Whakapapa and Turoa are ready for business, Travis Donoghue, Chief Operating Officer of Ruapehu… Audio
Tourism operators hold out hope for return of cruise ships
Tourism operators are holding out hope for the return of cruise ships after more than a year without the reliable dose of tourist dollars.
Tourism operators hold hope for return of cruise ships
Tourism operators are holding out hope for the return of cruise ships - after more than a year without the reliable dose of tourist dollars.
Cruise ships have been banned from entering New Zealand's… Audio
Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins details latest changes
Guests at the Novotel Auckland Airport were told earlier on Tuesday they must stay beyond their mandated 14 days in MIQ, because two others have Covid-19.
The travellers who arrived from Dubai and… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Queenstown businesses want vaccine rollout
We don't need a handout, we need a vaccine rollout.
That's the message from Queenstown businesses to the government.
As the suspension of the trans-Tasman bubble starts to bite in the tourist… Audio
Covid-19: Skifields out in cold as AUS travel cancelled
The high hopes tourism towns had for Australian school holidays have collapsed, with the brakes put on the trans-Tasman bubble.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has also ruled out financial help for… Video, Audio
Australia may be on verge of national Covid-19 outbreak
Australia could be on the verge of a national outbreak of the Covid-19 Delta variant. Four states and territories have reported new cases and have imposed lockdowns or tighter restrictions.
… Audio
School holiday lifeblood cut off with AUS-NZ travel bubble pause
The start of the Australian school holidays was meant to be a lifeline for Queenstown's beleaguered businesses, instead that lifeblood has been cut off.
The government has closed the trans-Tasman… Video, Audio
Tourism operators crying out for help after bubble pause
Tourism and hospitality operators are crying out for help as the full trans-Tasman bubble closure dashes hopes of a winter bonanza.
Quarantine-free travel has been halted until at least midnight on… Audio
