11th September 2026 IVL / TNZNational says it will maintain the agency’s baseline budget if re-elected, with the Crown providing tens of millions of dollars to replace IVL funding.
9th September 2026 TNZ / VFRTNZ launches its first global campaign in at least a decade in overseas markets with messages to visit friends and relatives here.
9th September 2026 TNZA record 183 million people are considering a trip to New Zealand, according to Tourism New Zealand.
4th September 2026 Hawke's Bay Tourism / Maverick / TNZOperators and marketers win honours in two major awards programmes.
17th August 2026 T&H Minister / TNZThe agency effectively meets its goal of 3.7 million visitor arrivals for the year to June, and now focuses on the full recovery by 2026 end.
12th August 2026 T&H Minister / Tiaki / TNZThe government is investing $500,000 from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy to expand the Tiaki – Care for New Zealand programme.
7th August 2026 Kiwi Link / TNZTourism New Zealand has wrapped up its annual Kiwi Link trade events in India and Southeast Asia, bringing together 95 New Zealand tourism organisations with 121 travel buyers from across the subcontinent and key Asian markets.
5th August 2026 TNZ / WebjetTourism New Zealand has partnered with Webjet to launch a limited-time airfare sale targeting Australia.
3rd August 2026 AI / TNZTourism New Zealand has released an artificial intelligence discoverability guidebook for tourism operators after completing a nationwide series of workshops on the technology.
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.
17th July 2026 AI / TNZTNZ plans to use major events, business events and conference infrastructure to create urgency for travel bookings.