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Ngāi Tahu

DOC, Ngāi Tahu launch new marine reserves  24th June 2026 /

DOC, Ngāi Tahu launch new marine reserves 

Five new marine reserves covering 308 square kilometres of coastline between the Waitaki River and Milton in the South Island will come into force on 1 July.


Ngāi Tahu joins RealNZ, Skeggs in Milford Sound Tourism Limited 12th December 2025 /

Ngāi Tahu joins RealNZ, Skeggs in Milford Sound Tourism Limited

Southland District Council is selling its stake in MSTL, which manages the destination’s infrastructure, including the harbour and visitor terminal.


Ngāi Tahu heads to court over conservation land changes 24th November 2025 /

Ngāi Tahu heads to court over conservation land changes

Ngāi Tahu is taking the Crown to the High Court over proposed Conservation Act changes that it says threaten its Treaty of Waitangi settlement.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism income jumps 70% as customers exceed pre-Covid levels 10th November 2025 /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism income jumps 70% as customers exceed pre-Covid levels

NTT’s 20% return on assets was the best of all the iwi’s businesses.


Watch: Kimiākau – Sixty years of Shotover Jet  7th August 2025 /

Watch: Kimiākau – Sixty years of Shotover Jet 

Shotover Jet Queenstown marks 60 years of the iconic adventure experience with a documentary tracing the business’s history.


Shotover Jet turns 60 1st August 2025 /

Shotover Jet turns 60

Queenstown’s Shotover Jet, owned by Ngāi Tahu Tourism, is marking 60 years with a series of special events and experiences this month.


Watch: Ngāi Tahu, Sir Peter Jackson planning to resurrect moa, citing ecotourism benefits 9th July 2025 /

Watch: Ngāi Tahu, Sir Peter Jackson planning to resurrect moa, citing ecotourism benefits

A new venture aims to bring back the giant moa with ecotourism opportunities among the benefits.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism’s Jolanda Cave on growth opportunities and markets 13th February 2025 /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism’s Jolanda Cave on growth opportunities and markets

The GM says FY24’s jump in revenue will be hard to beat but there’s still a lot of opportunity for the iwi-owned operator.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism customer numbers, revenue jump 13th November 2024 /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism customer numbers, revenue jump

The iwi says its jet boats enjoyed a significant increase in business but not all of its experiences fared as well.


Kiwi Hatchery celebrates milestone 14th February 2024 /

Kiwi Hatchery celebrates milestone

The National Kiwi Hatchery is celebrating the hatching of its 2,500th kiwi chick.


Pohio departs Ngāi Tahu, sticks by speed, scale of tourism cuts during Covid 7th February 2024 /

Pohio departs Ngāi Tahu, sticks by speed, scale of tourism cuts during Covid

Cutting 309 tourism jobs was “the right thing to do” the former CEO of the iwi’s business interests tells the Ticker.


Ngāi Tahu abandons bid for KJet 15th January 2024 /

Ngāi Tahu abandons bid for KJet

Ngāi Tahu Tourism has banned its bid to acquire the Queenstown tourism jet boating business KJet.