1 Nov 2020

Heritage on holiday

From Standing Room Only, 1:33 pm on 1 November 2020

This summer is going to look very different for regional tourism around New Zealand. Gone are the throngs of international tourists in campervans and buses. 

But with no one going overseas either, destinations around New Zealand are hoping for an influx of domestic tourists. Tohu Whenua is looking to capitalise on domestic tourism to draw New Zealanders to heritage sites. The website is a partnership between several government ministries and Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga. It's been in a trial phase for two years, and is now gearing up for its biggest tourist season yet. Heritage New New Zealand Chief Executive Andrew Coleman explains what it's all about. 

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