4 Jun 2020

Will the government's $400m tourism boost help save Queenstown?

From Lately, 10:17 pm on 4 June 2020

The Government has announced a $400 million investment in tourism recovery today with a new fund receiving applications from today. Meanwhile figures released today show unemployment in one of our well known tourist centres, Queenstown, has risen from 1.1 percent to 18.5 percent in a year.

Karyn Hay speaks with mayor Jim Boult from Queenstown Lakes District Council.

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