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Inaugural Pathway to Park Owner Scholarship recipients revealed 5th March 2026 /

Inaugural Pathway to Park Owner Scholarship recipients revealed

Petrina and Derek Brenchley are the first recipients of the Pathway to Park Owner Scholarship.


HPNZ launches holiday park ownership scholarship 11th December 2025 /

HPNZ launches holiday park ownership scholarship

Holiday Parks New Zealand has opened applications for a scholarship that will help people own their own holiday park.


HPNZ donates to Nelson Tasman relief fund  25th November 2025 /

HPNZ donates to Nelson Tasman relief fund 

Holiday Parks NZ has donated $5,500 raised by park members to the Nelson-Tasman Mayoral Relief Fund. 


HPNZ25: New strategy for holiday parks unveiled, “perception shift” needed 28th July 2025 /

HPNZ25: New strategy for holiday parks unveiled, “perception shift” needed

Holiday Parks of New Zealand chief executive Emily Byrne has outlined the strategy for the organisation, which has just been revamped for the first time since 2021, when the focus was on recovery from the pandemic.


HPNZ25: Hobbiton broadens appeal to NZ as capacity fills 28th July 2025 /

HPNZ25: Hobbiton broadens appeal to NZ as capacity fills

Hobbiton Movie Set is consistently fully booked but continues to market overseas to drive visitation to New Zealand, not just Matamata.


Coromandel operator reigns supreme with three gongs at Holiday Parks Awards 24th July 2025 /

Coromandel operator reigns supreme with three gongs at Holiday Parks Awards

Coromandel Shelly Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park has taken the Holiday Park Supreme Industry Award at the 2025 Holiday Parks Awards.


HPNZ25: New scholarship aims to provide pathway to holiday park ownership 24th July 2025 /

HPNZ25: New scholarship aims to provide pathway to holiday park ownership

Holiday Parks New Zealand is to launch a new scholarship to help people own their own camping ground.


HPNZ25: Holiday parks on the up but challenges remain 23rd July 2025 /

HPNZ25: Holiday parks on the up but challenges remain

NZ’s holiday parks are closing in on 10 million guest nights a year


HPNZ25: The view from Australia’s massive caravan & camping industry 23rd July 2025 /

HPNZ25: The view from Australia’s massive caravan & camping industry

If NZ was a state of Australia, it would only have the fourth largest number of holiday park visitor nights.


HPNZ25: Holiday Parks NZ marks 70 years as members offer the flood-stricken help 22nd July 2025 /

HPNZ25: Holiday Parks NZ marks 70 years as members offer the flood-stricken help

Holiday Parks NZ’s annual conference kicks off in Nelson, with some adjustments following storms that have impacted members.


…as holiday parks close due to damage, with more rain on the way 1st July 2025 /

…as holiday parks close due to damage, with more rain on the way

Holiday Parks New Zealand chief executive Emily Byrne says a number of parks have been damaged by the deluge that struck Nelson Tasman.


Brown “overwhelmed” by King’s Birthday honour 4th June 2025 /

Brown “overwhelmed” by King’s Birthday honour

Former Holiday Parks New Zealand chief executive Fergus Brown says being made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to tourism is “a bit overwhelming”.