14th March 2022 Borders / PoliticsThe government needs to bring forward isolation-free travel for vaccinated and tested visitors before more tourism businesses close, says National’s tourism spokesperson, Todd McClay.
4th March 2022 Borders / PoliticsNational Party’s tourism spokesperson says the minister won’t decide how the sector is shaped in the recovery – industry will.
23rd February 2022 Borders / PoliticsThe government is abandoning the NZ tourism industry, says the National Party’s Todd McClay.
4th February 2022 Covid-19 / PoliticsKiwis need to know what support is available for struggling industries, when gathering limits on hospitality will be removed, and when vaccine passes will no longer be required, says the National Party.
1st February 2022 Borders / PoliticsThe National Party has criticised the government’s Omicron response, saying New Zealand needs to reopen to the world.
24th January 2022 Borders / PoliticsThe ACT Party is calling on the Government to end its “ban on travel” to New Zealand.
15th December 2021 PoliticsThe government’s priority should be saving tourism businesses struggling to pay their bills and survive, rather than passing regulation on campervans, says National’s tourism spokesperson Todd McClay.
13th December 2021 Politics / T&H MinisterMIQ should be scrapped for double-vaccinated arrivals now, says the National Party.
7th December 2021 PoliticsRotorua MP Todd McClay has fallen out of the National Party’s shadow cabinet following new leader Chris Luxon’s reshuffle.
6th December 2021 Camping / PoliticsThe government’s proposed restrictions on freedom camping do not do enough to protect, says National MP Maureen Pugh.
1st December 2021 People / PoliticsThe Botany MP has taken the top job with Nicola Willis elected deputy leader.
22nd November 2021 Politics / VaccinationTourism and hospitality businesses need more details from the government about its proposed ‘traffic light’ system, says Todd McClay.
18th November 2021 Covid-19 / PoliticsThe government’s tourism Industry Transformation Plan shows it is unaware of the harm being done to the sector, says Todd McClay.
16th November 2021 MIQ / PoliticsNew Zealand should follow Australia’s lead and scrap managed isolation and quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers, says National’s Covid-19 response spokesperson Chris Bishop.
15th November 2021 DOC / PoliticsThe Department of Conservation’s decision to end the waiver for concession fees at the end of this year will force some operators out of business, says the National Party.
20th October 2021 PoliticsThe Back in Business plan also includes $100 ‘dine & discover’ vouchers to help hospo, accom, and tourism.
15th October 2021 PoliticsTourism operators around the country need more support and more specifics as the loss of the Auckland market renders businesses untenable, says Todd McClay.
29th September 2021 Borders / PoliticsOpposition parties have released border re-opening plans that focus on a move away from eradication to containing Covid-19 but refrain from setting specific dates for lifting border restrictions.
14th September 2021 Covid-19 / PoliticsThe extension of Copvid-19 alert level 4 settings for Auckland and level 2 elsewhere into next week will be the final straw for many businesses, says National’s Todd McClay.
13th September 2021 Covid-19 / PoliticsThe ACT Party says progress on proof of Covid-19 vaccination for travel purposes is too slow and will run into problems with verification due to the lack of requirement to show identification during the inoculation process.
8th September 2021 Hospitality / PoliticsThe National Party says the government does not understand the severity of conditions under the new level 2 rules that hospitality businesses face.
1st September 2021 Government / PoliticsNational Party spokesperson for tourism Todd McClay says the details of business support for some South Island regions released yesterday provide nothing new for struggling tourism operators.
30th August 2021 People / PoliticsA range of opposition spokespeople for portfolios related to tourism have been announced by the National Party following a reshuffle.
26th August 2021 Events / PoliticsThe ACT Party is proposing a fund for insuring major events as the effects of Covid-19 continue to threaten the sector.
26th March 2021 Politics / T&H MinisterTourism minister Stuart Nash has taken three briefings specifically related to bed taxes, says the ACT Party.
24th March 2021 Politics / T&H MinisterThe tourism minister defends his TPS speech and says he did announce new support for the sector.
23rd March 2021 Australia / PoliticsAround 42,000 Kiwis have signed the National Party’s call to open the trans-Tasman bubble petition.
17th March 2021 Border / PoliticsTalks have moved from a joint decision making framework with Australia to “more of a unilateral approach”.
16th March 2021 Australia / PoliticsThe National Party has launched a petition calling on the Government to get a move on with the trans-Tasman travel bubble.
11th March 2021 Border / PoliticsThe trans-Tasman bubble has been urged to open by opposition leader Judith Collins and Australian PM Scott Morrison shares her remarks.
10th March 2021 Border / PoliticsParty leader Judith Collins says it will also help open up NZ’s stretched MIQ facilities.
1st March 2021 Politics / T&H MinisterThe Government must provide targeted support for struggling Fiordland and Glacier Country operators, says the National Party.
24th February 2021 Politics / T&H MinisterTourism minister Stuart Nash faced criticism in Parliament over his “very hard conversations” comments directed at tourism operators.
23rd February 2021 Matariki / PoliticsA Matariki public holiday could cost almost $450m, according to figures obtained by ACT leader David Seymour.
23rd February 2021 PCE / PoliticsThe Green Party has called on all political parties to embrace the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton’s Not 100% – but four steps closer to sustainable tourism report.
22nd February 2021 PoliticsThe Government must urgently redirect support to the ailing tourism sector, says National’s tourism spokesperson, Todd McClay.
18th February 2021 MIQ / PoliticsThe Government must immediately release its reports into how Covid infected three people at the Pullman Auckland, says National’s Covid response spokesperson, Chris Bishop.
9th February 2021 Cruise / PoliticsThe Government has “kneecapped” the tourism sector by causing the Le Lapérouse cruise ship to cancel its season, says the National Party.
14th December 2020 PoliticsNational’s Chris Bishop said a Cook Islands bubble was taking far too long.
12th November 2020 PoliticsFormer Air NZ boss Chris Luxon is ranked 30th out of 33 in the National Party’s new caucus.
12th October 2020 Politics / Wine TourismNational will amend the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act to support wine tourism if they are elected into Government.
2nd October 2020 Election 2020 / PoliticsThe National Party says in its ‘Supporting our tourism sector’ policy that it will help the industry rebuild.
23rd September 2020 Election 2020 / PoliticsSTAPP, trans-Tasman travel, and even TNZ’s “dry” domestic campaign were canvassed in a lively event at the resort.
11th September 2020 PoliticsTourism’s political heavyweights exchanged policy blows in two virtual encounters for media and industry.
26th August 2020 Hospitality / PoliticsThe hospitality sector is paying a heavy price for the Government’s “bungling of the border”, says the National Party’s economic development spokesperson, Todd McClay.
30th July 2020 Employment / PoliticsNational Party leader Judith Collins has unveiled the party’s BusinessStart policy to help Kiwis set up a small business.
28th July 2020 Election 2020 / PoliticsThe Green Party will establish an international visitor levy to provide funding for tourism upgrades in the regions, and protect the natural wonders that attract people to New Zealand.
17th July 2020 Infrastructure / PoliticsScoping work on a new harbour crossing would also begin if National won power in September, says the party’s new leader.
17th July 2020 PoliticsNational’s political turmoil has had little impact on its tourism work, says the party’s spokesperson for the portfolio, Todd McClay.
14th July 2020 Opinion / PoliticsNational’s leader tried to build a political beachhead in tourism but it has been swamped.
