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NZ Māori Tourism gifts te reo resources to sector 15th September 2026 /

NZ Māori Tourism gifts te reo resources to sector

New Zealand Māori Tourism and Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori have released new te reo Māori resources for tourism businesses to mark Te Wiki o te reo Māori, or Māori Language Week.


Treaty settlements reshape Waikaremoana, Whanganui landscapes 7th September 2026 /

Treaty settlements reshape Waikaremoana, Whanganui landscapes

Two Treaty settlements will change the ownership and administration of conservation, recreation and culturally significant sites around Te Urewera, Lake Waikaremoana and the Whanganui River.


Māori tourism businesses, employees fall from post-pandemic highs 31st August 2026 /

Māori tourism businesses, employees fall from post-pandemic highs

The overall decline in 2025 of Māori tourism businesses followed significant expansion for most of the past decade.


TAU expands Māori visitor platform, adding eight attractions, businesses 16th July 2026 /

TAU expands Māori visitor platform, adding eight attractions, businesses

Te Whatu Stardome is among the new additions to TAU’s Treasures of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.


NZICC appoints Pou Tikanga in NZ first, bolsters international sales team 15th July 2026 /

NZICC appoints Pou Tikanga in NZ first, bolsters international sales team

The venue says it is the first to embed a cultural advisor within its team, and it ramps up its sales drive halfway through its inaugural year.


Kaiteriteri board backs Māori land deal 19th December 2025

Kaiteriteri board backs Māori land deal

The Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve Board supports an agreement between the Crown and Te Here-ā-Nuku Trust , where ownership of about 3,068 hectares of land at the top of the South Island will be returned to Te Tauihu Māori, following a long-running court case.


Crown to return pā  to iwi, public access retained 18th December 2025 /

Crown to return pā  to iwi, public access retained

The Crown will return Kororipo Pā to Northland iwi Ngāpuhi following three years of negotiations.


Momentum builds for Treasures of Tāmaki Makaurau 30th July 2025 /

Momentum builds for Treasures of Tāmaki Makaurau

Nine more Māori businesses and one place of cultural connection have joined Treasures of Tāmaki Makaurau, a website run by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited featuring Māori tourism experiences.


MEETINGS 2025: New Māori showcase attracts Aus interest 16th June 2025 /

MEETINGS 2025: New Māori showcase attracts Aus interest

TAU Māori development manager Kiriana Koni says Australian event organisers have shown strong interest in Māori experiences.


…with Māori tourism generating more than a $1bn annually – report 17th February 2025 /

…with Māori tourism generating more than a $1bn annually – report

The sector has jumped in value, with Māori collectives playing an important role alongside operators.


New platform showcases Auckland’s Māori operators 25th November 2024 /

New platform showcases Auckland’s Māori operators

A new digital platform showcasing Māori-owned businesses and iwi enterprises in Auckland’s visitor economy has been launched.


NZ highlighted as global Indigenous tourism predicted to grow to US$67bn – report 15th October 2024 /

NZ highlighted as global Indigenous tourism predicted to grow to US$67bn – report

The Tiaki Promise is lauded as a world-leading example of engaging visitors with Indigenous values.