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New hope for Canterbury tourism - Stuff.co.nz

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

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Belief Trenz will generate local tourism 'huge success' - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

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

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

Waikato Times

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 ...

Tourism groups vow to fight 17pc hike in Aussie departure tax - New Zealand Herald

New Zealand Herald

Tourism groups vow to fight 17pc hike in Aussie departure tax
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Paul Estcourt Australia's tourism lobby groups are getting in behind a challenge to that nation's 17 per cent hike in departure tax, which may squeeze New Zealand's biggest source of visitors. Australia's federal government announced an ...
Australian, NZ tourism groups vow to challenge departure taxsharechat
Tax ups cost of Australian holidaysStuff.co.nz
Tourism sector decries increase in Australian flight taxRadio New Zealand
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RESEND: NZ tourism sector asks Key to challenge Aussie tax - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

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 …

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Tourism chiefs: NZ needs to up its game - Stuff.co.nz

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.

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PM defends NZ's tourism safety record - Otago Daily Times

Otago Daily Times

PM defends NZ's tourism safety record
Otago Daily Times
Photo James Beech It is "totally unacceptable" for adventure tourism operators to have drugs and alcohol in their systems, Prime Minister John Key said in Queenstown yesterday. But Mr Key also defended New Zealand's adventure tourism safety record.
Dead tourist's dad wants more action3News NZ
Trenz: Key is in longer stays, visitor spendThe Daily Post
It's party time after money-spinning talksSouthland Times

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Tourism industry hits back over grieving father's warning - TVNZ