6th September 2021 T&H Minister / TIAThe hospitality industry was in the stages of a nascent recovery in the months leading up to the current lockdown, according to Stuart Nash.
9th June 2021 T&H MinisterKey meetings attended by tourism minister Stuart Nash since taking up the portfolio in November 2020 include those with various taskforce bodies, local councils and industry representatives.
13th May 2021 T&H MinisterThe tourism minister also wants to see an expansion of differential pricing across the sector for international visitors.
7th May 2021 T&H Minister / TRENZMore recovery than regenerative, the plan introduces yet another initiative to reimagine tourism.
7th May 2021 T&H MinisterThe tourism sector has welcomed the new strategy praising its targeted support for operators, regions and its transformation initiative.
6th May 2021 T&H MinisterInbounders, RTOs, and the Queenstown and Milford areas are among those supported.
6th May 2021 T&H MinisterThere is a lot to unpick in tourism minister Stuart Nash’s new plan for the sector and below is his full speech delivered to TRENZ Hui 2021 at the Christchurch Town Hall.
1st April 2021 T&H Minister / TIFThe regions hardest-hit by the slump in international tourism will get priority.
26th March 2021 T&H Minister / TFTThe minister ditches the Tourism Futures Taskforce weeks before it was due to complete its work “re-imagining” tourism.
26th March 2021 Politics / T&H MinisterTourism minister Stuart Nash has taken three briefings specifically related to bed taxes, says the ACT Party.
24th March 2021 Politics / T&H MinisterThe tourism minister defends his TPS speech and says he did announce new support for the sector.
19th March 2021 T&H MinisterNash says he is “deeply concerned” about the situation unfolding in these five destinations.
19th March 2021 T&H MinisterTourism minister Stuart Nash outlines his vision for tourism once international visitors returns which would include policy and sectoral changes.
19th March 2021 T&H MinisterQueenstown’s “economic earthquake” rally planned for tourism minister Stuart Nash’s visit to the resort today has been cancelled after he declined the invitation to attend.
18th March 2021 T&H MinisterQueenstown locals will hold a rally on Friday to express the “true crises” in the region and welcome tourism minister Stuart Nash to the struggling resort.
11th March 2021 T&H MinisterScenic Hotel Group hibernates hotels and accuses the tourism minister of “throwing businesses under the bus”.
3rd March 2021 T&H MinisterBut the tourism minister says the Govt is looking at “innovative ways to allow businesses to hibernate”.
3rd March 2021 T&H MinisterThe Government believes it needs around 70% of the population immunised before borders will re-open to long haul travel and that could take six to nine months, according to tourism minister Stuart Nash.
1st March 2021 Politics / T&H MinisterThe Government must provide targeted support for struggling Fiordland and Glacier Country operators, says the National Party.
24th February 2021 Politics / T&H MinisterTourism minister Stuart Nash faced criticism in Parliament over his “very hard conversations” comments directed at tourism operators.
18th February 2021 T&H MinisterThe tourism minister says “the full cost of tourism” should be priced into the visitor experience.
12th February 2021 T&H MinisterThe tourism minister says those who rely on foreign tourists may need to have “very hard conversations” with creditors and employees.
5th February 2021 STAPP / T&H MinisterThe tourism minister says the Auditor-General is the right person to conduct the inquiry.
1st February 2021 T&H MinisterLong-haul travel this year looks unlikely, says tourism minister Stuart Nash.
16th December 2020 T&H MinisterTourism minister Stuart Nash is told further help for the sector could “distort incentives”.
7th December 2020 T&H MinisterTourism minister Stuart Nash says he is lobbying Government on behalf of the tourism sector but cannot provide dates about opening international borders.
27th November 2020 RTO / T&H MinisterSome of the country’s leading destination marketers give their views of the new minister and his messaging.
23rd November 2020 T&H MinisterYHA says Nash’s focus on high value tourism would put New Zealand’s $1.5bn youth tourism industry under threat.
19th November 2020 Opinion / T&H MinisterThe new tourism minister Stuart Nash made a scatological splash this week following the Tourism Summit Aotearoa, writes the Ticker’s Bridget O’Connell.
17th November 2020 T&H MinisterIn his first speech to industry, the new tourism minister outlines his vision for the hard-hit sector.
9th November 2020 T&H Minister / TIANew tourism minister Stuart Nash will present the opening address at this year’s Tourism Summit Aotearoa.
4th November 2020 STAPP / T&H MinisterLawyer Andy Glenie says new tourism minister Stuart Nash should reconsider how best to support all tourism businesses.
3rd November 2020 T&H MinisterHis small business and regional and economic development portfolios will help him in tourism, say sector leaders.
3rd November 2020 T&H MinisterThe new tourism minister says he will spend the next few weeks listening to tourism operators.
3rd November 2020 T&H MinisterKelvin Davis says new tourism minister Stuart Nash will do a “fantastic” job in the role.
2nd November 2020 T&H MinisterHe takes over from Kelvin Davis, who had held the portfolio since October 2017.
5th August 2020 STAPP / T&H MinisterTourism minister Kelvin Davis has defended the Government’s support for AJ Hackett Bungy NZ under questioning in Parliament.
3rd August 2020 STAPP / T&H MinisterThe minister justifies his STAPP decisions and says those who missed out must assess their “long-term viability”.
30th June 2020 T&H MinisterBennett took over the role in late 2016 when prime minister John Key announced his departure from Government.
26th June 2020 T&H MinisterThe tourism sector has received about $3bn of indirect and direct Government support, says tourism minister Kelvin Davis.
16th June 2020 T&H MinisterTourism minister Kelvin Davis has retained the number 2 spot on the Labour Party’s 2020 election list.
3rd June 2020 Funding / T&H MinisterTourism minister Kelvin Davis says businesses will learn more tomorrow afternoon about the targeting of $400m allocated to the sector.
20th May 2020 T&H MinisterThe formation of the New Zealand Futures Tourism Taskforce announced in Budget 2020 is a waste of time and money, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union.
13th May 2020 T&H Minister“The wage subsidy scheme and the business support packages were just there to soften the blow…,” tourism minister Kelvin Davis told the Epidemic Response Committee yesterday.
8th May 2020 T&H MinisterThe tourism minister says work is underway on a potential offering for the hard-hit tourism sector.
30th April 2020 T&H MinisterParliament’s return on Monday saw National MP Todd McClay question tourism minister Kelvin Davis on the impact of alert level restrictions on the tourism and hospitality sectors.
22nd January 2020 T&H Minister / Wednesday LetterThe minister reflects on 2019 and looks ahead to the Govt’s key priorities for tourism in 2020.
19th August 2019 T&H MinisterIn his speech to the Tourism Export Council of NZ conference last week, tourism minister Kelvin Daivs focused on the funding and coordination of the country’s tourism system.
23rd July 2019 T&H MinisterChristchurch Airport, Destination Queenstown and a Tasmanian MP were among those who had time with tourism minister Kelvin Davis, according to his diaries for June.
8th July 2019 T&H MinisterA number of operators had an audience with tourism minister Kelvin Davis in May in a busy month that included TRENZ, the 100% Pure NZ Experience awards and Tuia 250 preparations.
