Tourism
Jacinda Ardern in Queenstown to lure Australians back to NZ
The Prime Minister has gone on a marketing blitz to reel Australians to our shores.
Tourism operators are racing to ramp up in time - with less than four weeks to go before those crossing the Tasman… Audio
'So surreal': Tourism operators in Westland prepared for a slow recovery
South Westland businesses say the border reopening dates mean they can start edging out of survival mode after two years of hanging on by their fingernails.
Cruise sector boss assures ships safer than before
The welcome mat's out for tourists but not if they are arriving by cruise ship.
Vaccinated Australian visitors can fly to New Zealand from April 13 without having to isolate. It's May 2 for visa… Video, Audio
Glaciers area looks forward to border reopening
South Westland businesses say the border reopening dates mean they can start edging out of survival mode after two years of hanging on by their fingernails.
Close to 400 jobs were lost in the area… Audio
Covid-19: Accomodation sector prepares for border opening
An influx of international travellers from across the Tasman is expected in a matter of weeks.
The hotel industry -- still reeling from the effects of Covid-19 lockdowns and border closures - is… Audio
Covid-19: Tourism operators raring to go as border opens
From rock-bottom to elated, the once $42 billion tourism industry is back at the starting line and eager to welcome back international visitors.
Those crossing the Tasman can start arriving from the… Audio
'We can survive': Tourism operators prepare to rebuild with fund
Tourist operators in hardest-hit regions can soon apply to the government's $49m kick-start fund to help get ready for the return of international visitors.
Tourism has a future, expect visitors in numbers by spring
The Government has this morning announced a $49 million kickstart tourism fund for the South Island. The fund is now available for businesses which are ready to scale up operations or come out of… Audio
PM on border reopening plan: 'We're ready to welcome the world back'
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand's borders will be open to vaccinated Australians from 11.59 pm on 12 April.
SkyCity to bolster staff numbers as international borders set to reopen
Casino operator SkyCity is set to go on a major recruitment drive as the country's borders reopen for international tourism.
NZ 'back on the map': Recruitment, more flights, and calls for vaccine pass removal
The various groups says the past two years have been incredibly tough, but this long-awaited news provides them certainty, allows for gradual rebuild of tourism and will save operators from collapse.
Auckland welcomes return of travellers, but staff urgently need
It's the news Auckland's downtown has been longing for - tourism is coming back, and sooner than expected.
Vaccinated Australians are now welcome from April 13.
Vaccinated travellers from other… Video, Audio
Paihia businesses ready to say haere mai to tourists again
Bay of Islands businesses are getting ready to say haere mai to tourists.
In Paihia, where jobs and livelihoods are hanging by a thread, the earlier opening dates are just the news locals needed.
… Audio
Board of Airline Representatives welcomes border reopening
Aotearoa is ready to welcome back the world, but how are they going to get here.
The number of international carriers coming into the country has slimmed down considerably since Covid hit.
In… Video, Audio
Tourism sector says return to pre-Covid numbers will take years
The welcome mat is out for tourists but it could be another four years before Aotearoa's back to pre-Covid visitor numbers.
And the industry says it will need extra financial help despite today's… Video, Audio
NZ ready to welcome world back - Jacinda Ardern
New Zealand is ready to welcome the world back - that's the message from the Prime Ministerial podium - as the country's reopening is accelerated.
The timeline for easing border restrictions has… Audio
'Apart from lockdown, the last few weeks have been the toughest' - Tourism industry
Tourism operators are not expecting an immediate flood of visitors when the border finally opens, but are hoping to at least have Australian visitors in by Easter. Audio
Tourism operators keen for border reopen announcement today
Later today The government is expected to announce that they are bringing forward the date at which the country's borders reopen to international visitors. Our tourism operators are, as you'd expect… Audio
Tourism operators seek certainty from PM's border announcement
Tourism operators are hopeful the border could be open in time for Australians to eat our hot cross buns this Easter.
Tourism operators hoping for international travellers by Easter
Tourism operators are hopeful the border could be open in time for Aussies to eat our hot cross buns this Easter.
The Prime Minister is due to announce plans to fast-track the reopening of the border… Audio
