Queenstown businesses are questioning why Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis has been absent so long from the struggling resort town.
Thousands of people have been seeking welfare assistance and food parcels after the district's main earner - tourism - ground to a halt.
Kelvin Davis and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will spend the Friday in the hard-hit district.
Many businesses have welcomed today's visit, they told tourism reporter Tess Brunton he should have been on the ground months ago.
