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.
18th June 2026 MEETINGS / T&H MinisterThe tourism and hospitality minister tells the Ticker that business events will play a “critical part” in the new plan.
18th June 2026 MEETINGS / T&H Minister / TNZThe tourism and hospitality minister announces the IVL funding at MEETINGS, with $1m going towards attracting international conferences.
11th June 2026 IVL / T&H MinisterThe tourism and hospitality minister has again defended the government’s approach to spending the levy after Federated Farmers called for it to be ringfenced as new money.
4th June 2026 Cardrona / RealNZ / T&H MinisterThe global competition will bring the world’s top snow sports athletes to the ski field near Wānaka.
