New hope for Canterbury tourism Stuff.co.nz The Canterbury earthquakes have rippled out across New Zealand's tourism industry. Alan Wood asks where the recovery might come from. Shuddering, broken buildings, bloodied, terrified people, swarms of orange-jacketed rescuers probing huge piles of ... Tourism hopes hang on The HobbitAuckland stuff.co.nz
Belief Trenz will generate local tourism 'huge success' Otago Daily Times After meetings with 55 international tourism buyers and Minister for Conservation Kate Wilkinson at last week's Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (Trenz) trade show, Tourism Waitaki representatives are confident the event will result in a "huge success" ...
Moteliers won't get in bed with tax plan The Southland Times Queenstown's district council could kill tourism's golden goose by introducing a quasi-bed tax, the head of New Zealand's motel association says. Speaking at the Queenstown Lakes District Council's 10-year plan submissions on Thursday, ...
KiwiRail reviews axing of Otorohanga stop Waikato Times Mr Millar raised concerns TranzRail passengers would no longer be able to stop at the gateway to Waitomo Caves, one of New Zealand's most popular tourist destinations, with King Country tourism promoter Destination Waitomo who then raised it with ...
RESEND: NZ tourism sector asks Key to challenge Aussie tax Scoop.co.nz (press release) May 15 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand's tourism industry lobby has called on Prime Minister John Key to challenge a 17 percent hike in departure taxes in Australia, the nation's biggest source of overseas visitors. Australia's federal government …
Tourism chiefs: NZ needs to up its game Stuff.co.nz "We're seeing more visitors in Auckland and Rotorua, but we're not getting the distribution we used to from the number of Europeans who would be here maybe 45 days, and go all around the country," Tourism New Zealand chief executive Kevin Bowler says.