6th November 2025 Tourism WaitakiŌamaru’s historic town centre and port have been nominated for National Historic Landmark status, New Zealand’s highest heritage honour.
6th October 2025 Tourism WaitakiThe Ōamaru Penguins new interactive visitor centre, which is designed to give people an insight into the conservation efforts and science behind the penguin colony, has opened.
9th July 2025 Tourism WaitakiTourism Waitaki has hired Heather Matthews as general manager of its regional tourism operations.
28th April 2025 Tourism WaitakiPenguin eggs have been laid at Ōamaru Blue Penguin Colony in April for the first time, but a penguin has also been lost due to discarded fishing gear.
12th February 2025 China / Tourism WaitakiChinese visitor numbers to NZ are lagging pre-Covid but the RTO says it is seeing a strong increase in spending from that market, with its popular penguin attraction benefiting.
4th July 2024 Tourism WaitakiIncreasing visitor numbers has led to more guest nights and tourism employment earnings for the Waitaki region.
17th May 2024 RTO / Tourism WaitakiTourism Waitaki says the region’s tourism sector is outperforming the national average, with more to come.
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