17th September 2024 Covid-19 / STAPPTourism operators and inbounders have repaid about a third of the $100m in loans from the Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Programme made during the height of the pandemic.
19th July 2022 STAPPIt sees the amount of support for eligible tourism businesses provided by the controversial programme dip to $159m.
4th April 2022 Politics / STAPPThe Auditor General’s Report on the Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Programme confirmed that this Labour government has been biased and unfair, says National tourism spokesperson Todd McClay.
1st April 2022 Funding / STAPPAll New Zealanders need to be concerned about the “crazed lolly scramble” that was the STAPP, says an operator.
31st March 2022 STAPPJohn Ryan raises concerns about the $290m programme’s criteria, assessment process, and transparency.
10th March 2022 STAPP / SurveyMBIE’s tourism policy team has commissioned an evaluation of the tourism targetted packages created in 2020 and 2021.
31st January 2022 STAPPThe Office of the Auditor-General is slated to publish its report on the Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme in 2Q of this year, according to a spokesperson at the public watchdog.
27th September 2021 STAPP / Velocity ValleyA $400k STAPP grant is the only reason the attraction is open, says MD Simon Short.
14th May 2021 STAPPOne tourism group secures $30m in loans and grants from the programme.
8th March 2021 MBIE / STAPPThe ministry appears to have provided advice to ministers on only two of the three tourism businesses.
24th February 2021 STAPP / TNZMBIE said it was satisfied with the process “given the pace and urgency in which it was delivered”.
11th February 2021 STAPP / ToursSupport packages awarded to a select number of predominantly large tourist operators were “totally biased and very unjust”.
