23rd June 2020 PoliticsThe country’s top tourism priority must be getting trans-Tasman travel going again.
18th March 2020 Covid-19 / PoliticsThe struggles of tourism operators were used by the National Party to highlight shortcomings in the Government’s $12bn coronavirus financial support package.
3rd February 2020 People / PoliticsThe Employers & Manufacturers association has paid tribute to former prime minister, Mike Moore, saying NZ has lost a great champion for business, trade and tourism, international relations.
19th November 2019 Environment / PoliticsThe leader of NZ’s newest political party outlines its views on NZ’s tourism industry.
14th November 2019 China / PoliticsKelvin Davis rejects criticism from National that the Govt has been ‘distracted’ over the China-NZ Year of Tourism.
13th November 2019 China / PoliticsA ‘distracted’ Government has failed to deliver on China tourism, according to the National Party.
6th November 2019 Conservation Minister / PoliticsNorth Shore MP and former conservation minister Maggie Barry ONZM has announced she will retire from politics in 2020.
31st October 2019 CINZ / PoliticsNew Zealand’s business events sector should extend the concept of manaakitanga from caring for visitors to caring “for our own”, according to the associate minister of tourism, Peeni Henare.
30th August 2019 PoliticsDive! Tutukaka founder Jeroen Jongejans is one of a number of well-known tourism industry names who have thrown their hats in the ring for October’s local body elections.
5th February 2019 People / PoliticsFormer Tourism Export Council NZ chief executive Lesley Immink is planning to join Whakatāne’s mayoral race.
28th February 2018 PoliticsWe at the Ticker didn’t think there was much for tourism in the appointment yesterday of National’s new leader Simon Bridges.
