Tourism
Struggling Queenstown businesses face vitriol
Queenstown has gone from being described as tourism's crown jewel to a vilified community facing vitriol - and told it's getting what it deserved.
But businesses say it's not just the iconic… Audio
Annual tourism trade show adapts to Covid-19 and next steps
The country's largest annual tourism trade show has been adapted to help operators prepare for the eventual return of international tourists.
Tourism Minister defends govt's Covid-19 support for businesses
Event organisers, pubs, clubs and restaurants are in limbo waiting for a downward alert level shift in Auckland from Covid-19 alert level 2 to 1.
Cabinet is made the crucial decision but is not… Video, Audio
Disappointment after Tourism Minister's visit to Fox, Franz Josef
All talk and no support was the conclusion from Franz Josef and Fox Glacier locals after a meeting with the Tourism Minister today.
Stuart Nash and West Coast Tasman MP Damien O'Connor fronted… Audio
Level 3 lockdown 'absolutely devastating' for many Auckland businesses - Barnett
Last night the Prime Minister announced Auckland will be returning to Alert Level 3 lockdown for at least the next week. Auckland Business Chamber CEO Michael Barnett looks at the likely economic… Audio
Failure to protect our landscapes: calls for central governance
A new report condemns the system for failing to protect our landscapes and calls for more direction from central government. The Environmental Defence Society's just released Synthesis Report argues… Audio
Tourism is not benign & must change: Environment commissioner
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment is proposing stringent measures to make tourism more sustainable, once our borders reopen. Just over a year ago, Simon Upton released a major report… Audio
Changes needed to ensure tourism less harmful to environment - Commissioner
The gates are firmly shut to international tourists at the moment, and the government is being told to use this time wisely.
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says tourism is putting… Audio
Tourism industry welcomes Auditor-General inquiry into Strategic Assets funding
The Auditor-General has announced an inquiry into a controversial tourism fund, which has paid out millions of dollars to more than a hundred operators.
The government's Strategic Tourism Assets… Audio
Inquiry into Strategic Tourism Assets programme welcomed
Businesses which missed out on grants from a controversial government tourism fund could seek compensation if an investigation by the Auditor General finds any fault with the scheme.
The AG's office… Video, Audio
Industry welcomes inquiry into Covid-19 tourism recovery fund
Tourism Industry Aotearoa is welcoming an inquiry by the Auditor-General into a controversial tourism fund.
The Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme was part of the government's $400-million… Audio
Tourism Export Council makes urgent call for action
The Tourism Export Council is warning inbound tour operators are "hanging by a thread". Audio
Financial commentator: 'China is the engine room of growth'
Just as Asia has led the way in coping with Covid-19, financial commentator Jeffrey Haley is also picking the continent -- particularly China, which has never exported more than it did last year -- to… Audio
Pandemic has silver lining for Marlborough wine
People hunkering down in pandemic-hit US and UK - major markets for Marlborough wine - has meant a lift in sales of wine from New Zealand's largest wine growing region. Audio
Pandemic has silver lining for Marlborough wine
People hunkering down in pandemic-hit US and UK - major markets for Marlborough wine - has meant a lift in sales of wine from New Zealand's largest wine growing region.
AudioCovid-19: Tourism operators face another year of uncertainty
With a vaccine timeline of about a year, regional tourist operators are grappling with another year of uncertainty with some questioning whether their business will survive.
Tourism reporter Tess… Audio
Greg Foran on Air New Zealand's annus horribilis
The prospect of "travel bubbles" with Australia and the Cook Islands by April next year is a welcome shot in the arm for the Covid-hit aviation industry. It's been a rough year for airlines, including… Audio
Relief for Kiwi in Italy as Covid spike dissipates
We first caught up with New Zealand expat Jackie Miller in Liguria, Italy, for our Calling Home segment in February 2020. Jackie returns for an update on life in a Covid-19 danger zone. Audio
A Christmas like no other in Bethlehem
Brother Peter Bray is the Vice Chancellor of Bethlehem University, the first university established in Palestine and the only Catholic University in the Holy Land. They're preparing for the biggest… Audio
Trans-Tasman bubble: airline industry calls for clarity
The Prime Minister has announced an agreement in principle to establish a travel bubble with Australia before April 2021, but there are calls for more clarity about specific timing to allow operators… Audio