22nd April 2026 Funding / GovernmentThe govt invests only $1.4bn annually in the sector but under its growth plans, much more is needed for infrastructure.
31st March 2026 Funding / QLDCQueenstown Lakes District Council will open applications on 1 April for three community funding streams, including a $250,000 Events Fund aimed at supporting local events across the district.
4th December 2025 Events / FundingSix60 & Synthony has secured support from the govt’s events package. Image: Supplied.
24th September 2025 DOC / FundingThe Department of Conservation has released a pricing proposal for a new paid parking pilot at the White Horse Hill carpark in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park.
22nd September 2025 Funding / WaitangiUp to $300,000 of contestable funding is now available to support community events marking Waitangi Day.
6th August 2025 Funding / SportsThe government is investing $2.56m from its Major Events Fund to support Triathlon New Zealand to host major sporting events in Tauranga over the next three years.
7th July 2025 Funding / T&H MinisterThe tourism and hospitality minister says some councils “don’t do a thing” when it comes to tourism funding – and that’s a problem.
29th April 2025 Events / FundingA record 99 events received $966,461 funding from the Tauranga Western Bay Community Event fund in the 2024/25 year.
21st February 2025 Funding / HBTHawke’s Bay Tourism will be given $450,000 by Napier City Council, which means it will meet its $1m minimum operating budget.
14th November 2024 DOC / Funding / IVLThe Department of Conservation will pilot paid parking at three South Island visitor hotspots in the summer of 2025/26.
14th August 2024 Franz Josef / FundingThe West Coast Regional Council is welcoming the government’s funding for flood resilience work in the popular Franz Josef destination.
2nd August 2024 Funding / RTORotorua, Bay of Plenty and Whanganui’s regional tourism organisations secured the most support from the first deployment of the government’s new $5m Regional Events Promotion Fund.
