15th October 2026 TLG / TPSThe 12-member group will advise the govt on tourism industry priorities, emerging challenges and opportunities.
31st August 2026 DQ / TPSSector leaders will examine New Zealand’s tourism governance and Queenstown’s mounting growth pressures at a Catalyst Trust panel on Thursday.
25th August 2026 Bed Tax / Election / TPSScoping an accommodation levy is referred to in the govt’s new Tourism Policy Statement, although Upston’s office says it is not a TPS commitment.
6th July 2026 T&H Minister / TPSThe tourism and hospitality minister says the govt will not wait for the results of November’s general election before starting to implement the new Tourism Policy Statement.
26th June 2026 BEIA / TIA / TPSIndustry groups like BEIA and TIA welcome NZ’s first Tourism Policy Statement, saying it provides the direction the sector has long sought.
25th June 2026 T&H Minister / TPSTourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston unveils the keenly awaited plan, which aims to provide a long-term roadmap for growing NZ’s visitor economy.
27th March 2026 T&H Minister / TPSThe tourism and hospitality minister says the statement will clarify roles and investment, and address the fragmentation in NZ’s tourism system.
26th March 2026 TPSTourism leaders, policymakers and researchers are in Queenstown today and tomorrow for the Otago Tourism Policy School.
16th March 2026 T&H Minister / TPSArtificial intelligence, emerging technologies and rising geopolitical risks will be among the major issues examined when tourism leaders gather in Queenstown for the eighth Tourism Policy School.
8th April 2025 Strategy / T&H Minister / TPSThe coalition government plans to launch the Tourism Growth Roadmap this quarter, according to its Q2 Action Plan for New Zealand.
7th April 2025 T&H Minister / TPSThe minister tells the Tourism Policy School that NZ has been out-hustled on the international stage.
3rd April 2025 T&H Minister / TPSTourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston, RealNZ chief executive Dave Beeche, and Regional Tourism New Zealand chair David Perks are among the speakers today at the University of Otago’s Tourism Policy School.
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