6th May 2025 DMP / RTNZ / RTOAfter years of effort, NZ’s major DMP work comes to an end, leaving the question of funding for execution hanging.
13th December 2024 DMP / RTNZRegional Tourism New Zealand says its Destination Management Capability Programme has come to an end after 29 destination management plans have been put into place over the past three-and-a-half years.
29th May 2024 Budget 2024 / DMP / RTNZThe govt is urged to look at new funding mechanisms for the sector and to support destination management plans, particularly for the regions.
4th March 2024 DMP / TAUAttracting business and major events, securing funding and reviewing Auckland’s destination strategy are the top priorities for Tātaki Auckland Unlimited’s Annie Dundas.
1st December 2023 ChristchurchNZ / DMPThe agency says there’s no clarity around tourism funding, nor any regulatory guidance to support destination management.
3rd November 2023 ChristchurchNZ / DMPThe agency has cut a number of tourism roles but it has also created new ones to be filled.
19th October 2023 DMP / Enterprise DunedinEvents and the impact of cruise’s “mass tourism” are among some of the issues Ōtepoti Dunedin Destination Management Plan has identified as key areas of focus for the city and region’s development.
18th October 2023 DMP / RotoruaNZRotoruaNZ has launched what it is calling New Zealand’s first publicly available regional destination management dashboard.
28th September 2023 DMP / Enterprise DunedinA co-ordinated effort preferably at the national level is needed to help fund the execution of regional destination management plans, says Enterprise Dunedin.
13th September 2023 DMP / RecoveryReducing the reliance on just one or two large markets is a priority for Mackenzie’s operators, according to an industry survey.
22nd August 2023 DMP / Hurunui TourismHurunui Tourism hopes to turn the region’s destination management plan into action.
25th May 2023 DHC / DMPTourism giving more than it takes for society, the environment and people is the foundation of Hauraki and Coromandel’s new destination management plan, but funding remains a challenge.
