19th August 2026 Eden Park / T&H MinisterGame Two of the 2027 series between the New South Wales Blues and Queensland Maroons has been confirmed for Wednesday 16 June at Auckland’s Eden Park.
17th August 2026 T&H Minister / TNZThe agency effectively meets its goal of 3.7 million visitor arrivals for the year to June, and now focuses on the full recovery by 2026 end.
12th August 2026 T&H Minister / Tiaki / TNZThe government is investing $500,000 from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy to expand the Tiaki – Care for New Zealand programme.
3rd August 2026 IVL / T&H MinisterThe tourism and hospitality minister says she is pushing for more new money for tourism from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.
29th July 2026 IVL / T&H Minister / TNZThe government is investing $800,000 to make New Zealand tourism operators more visible to artificial intelligence search tools.
29th July 2026 T&H Minister / TNZTourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston has reappointed Paul Brock as chair of the New Zealand Tourism Board for a further three-year term.
22nd July 2026 IVL / T&H MinisterThe funding aims to improve public toilet facilities in the popular visitor destinations.
6th July 2026 T&H Minister / TPSThe tourism and hospitality minister says the govt will not wait for the results of November’s general election before starting to implement the new Tourism Policy Statement.
1st July 2026 Hospitality NZ / Michelin / T&H MinisterSector stakeholders welcome the inaugural Michelin Guide NZ as a watershed moment for the country’s tourism sector.
25th June 2026 T&H Minister / TPSTourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston unveils the keenly awaited plan, which aims to provide a long-term roadmap for growing NZ’s visitor economy.
25th June 2026 China / T&H Minister / VisasEligible Chinese and Pacific travellers arriving from Australia can enter New Zealand using an NZeTA rather than a visitor visa during the trial.
19th June 2026 IVL / T&H Minister / TNZThe agency has received much less from the levy so far this year, as the govt’s tourism priorities shift.
