30th November 2023 PoliticsFirst-time Labour MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel will take on tourism and hospitality and govt minister Matt Doocey.
27th November 2023 Politics / T&H MinisterIt’s a new era for tourism, with industry leaders like TIA’s Rebecca Ingram keen to work “with all the ministers that have responsibilities that intersect with our important industry”.
24th November 2023 Politics / T&H MinisterThe MP for Waimakariri will lead the renamed tourism and hospitality portfolio.
24th November 2023 Politics / T&H MinisterThe new govt is expected to name its ministers today, with many in the sector hoping for a high-ranking appointment to the tourism portfolio.
13th October 2023 Election 2023 / PoliticsAn IVL review, a new Great Walk, and more value on Māori are among the pledges that have been made during the campaign.
26th September 2023 Election 2023 / PoliticsThe Labour Party has released its first climate manifesto that outlines how the party will progress its emissions reduction goals.
21st September 2023 Education / PoliticsThe National Party is promising to revive international education by improving visa processing and expanding work rights if it becomes the government following the 14 October election.
15th September 2023 Election 2023 / PoliticsThe finance spokespeople from the four major parties stake out their positions on the proposal.
8th September 2023 Election 2023 / PoliticsLabour and National’s tourism priorities have received a mixed reception from the sector with more detail top of the wishlist for stakeholder groups.
7th September 2023 Election 2023 / PoliticsThe Labour Party has pledged to boost New Zealand’s premium tourism offering in its economic plan for the country.
7th September 2023 Election 2023 / PoliticsThe National Party has promised a new Great Walk in Canterbury, longer Department of Conservation concessions, and more flexible working visas with faster processing.
7th September 2023 EV / PoliticsThe National Party is promising to expand New Zealand’s EV charging network with a $257m rollout of 10,000 chargers across the country over four years.
15th August 2023 Election 2023 / PoliticsTackling visa delays and creating more sustainable funding for tourism were among the issues explored by a panel of politicians.
24th July 2023 Hunting / PoliticsThe party says a ‘Huts of Recreational Importance’ initiative will help maintain accommodation on the DOC estate.
24th July 2023 Government / PoliticsKiri Allan has resigned from all her ministerial positions after being charged with reckless driving and resisting arrest.
11th July 2023 Politics / TIANew Zealand’s major political parties will take the hot seat to discuss tourism in a new forum by Tourism Industry Aotearoa and Wellington Airport.
22nd June 2023 Hospitality NZ / PoliticsA minister of hospitality is among the requests to the government elected on 14 October in Hospitality New Zealand’s election manifesto.
23rd May 2023 Politics / T&H MinisterTourism Minister Peeni Henare on what drives his politics and his priorities for the portfolio.
10th May 2023 Politics / T&H MinisterThe National Party says Tourism Minister Peeni Henare is undermining tourism operators for suggesting they should lower their prices for domestic visitors and charge internationals more.
17th March 2023 PoliticsThe National Party’s Joseph Mooney has taken over the tourism portfolio following a reshuffle caused by Todd Muller’s decision to not stand at the general election in October.
13th March 2023 DOC / PoliticsDepartment of Conservation huts continue to use coal as a power source two years after a planned move to transfer all huts to wood by 2021, according to ACT conservation spokesperson Nicole McKee.
2nd March 2023 Employment / PoliticsThe National Party has criticised the Better Work Action Plan for failing to address the staff shortages being suffered across the tourism sector.
24th February 2023 Freedom Camping / PoliticsThe National Party has revoked support for the Self-Contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Bill because of how the proposed legislation approaches the kinds of toilets campers would be able to use.
7th February 2023 Politics / RecoveryTourism spokesperson Todd McClay says the Nats will ease immigration rules and scrap median wage requirements to help operators.
2nd February 2023 Conservation / PoliticsNew Prime Minister Chris Hipkins’ reshuffle of government posts has seen the conservation portfolio land outside cabinet.
25th January 2023 PoliticsChris Hipkins has taken over as New Zealand’s 41st prime minister after being sworn in today by Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro.
23rd January 2023 PoliticsTourism Minister Stuart Nash has stepped in as acting Minister of Police and Jan Tinetti as acting Minister of Education.
20th January 2023 PoliticsTourism stakeholders praise Jacinda Ardern’s contribution to New Zealand’s profile on the world stage.
20th January 2023 Election 2023 / PoliticsThe 2023 General Election will be held on Saturday 14 October and advance voting will start on Monday 2 October.
19th January 2023 Opinion / PoliticsJacinda Ardern acted decisively to tackle Covid but the govt’s response to ongoing challenges became ragged and appeared increasingly ideological to many in industry.
19th January 2023 PoliticsArdern said that leading the country for the past five-and-a-half years has been an “enormous privilege”.
19th January 2023 PoliticsMcClay now holds the opposition tourism, trade, and hunting and fishing portfolios.
12th December 2022 NZMT / PoliticsNew Zealand Māori Tourism chair Dale Stephens will run as the Christchurch Central candidate for the National Party in the 2023 general election after being selected by local members.
9th December 2022 Employment / PoliticsLabour’s inaction has left the tourism and hospitality sectors facing a critical shortage of workers and risks leaving struggling business poorer, McClay says.
14th November 2022 PoliticsShadow tourism spokesperson Todd McClay calls it “little more than hot air” that does not help struggling operators.
2nd November 2022 Politics / T&H MinisterNational’s tourism spokesperson Todd McClay has criticised the length of time the government is taking to launch the $54m Innovation Programme for Tourism Recovery.
18th October 2022 Employment / PoliticsFiordland businesses are suffering at the hands of the government’s changes to the working holiday visa and skilled migrant categories, says National Party Southland MP Joseph Mooney.
7th October 2022 Politics / VisasMcClay said the wait time for visitor visas is now so bad that INZ has removed the standard processing times from its website.
5th September 2022 Covid-19 / PoliticsACT Party leader David Seymour is calling for the government to remove all vaccination requirements because he believes they are preventing visitors from returning to New Zealand.
1st September 2022 Freedom Camping / PoliticsA new national register of self-contained vehicles accessible by the public will be established, says Tourism Minister Stuart Nash.
30th August 2022 ITP / PoliticsThe National Party has criticised the government’s Industry Transformation Plan for tourism as having little impact on the current staff shortages the sector is facing.
15th August 2022 PoliticsThe National Party is calling on Stuart Nash to rescind his “damaging” comments about backpackers, who the tourism minister has implied are not valuable visitors for New Zealand.
11th July 2022 Politics / VisasThe National Party is calling on the government to add a six-month extension to all working holiday visas that are due to expire this year.
7th July 2022 PoliticsImmigration Minister Michael Woods must listen to businesses that are struggling to find labour and urgently address the country’s critical worker shortages, says National Party immigration spokesperson Erica Stanford.
14th June 2022 Borders / PoliticsNational Party Covid-19 response spokesperson Chris Bishop is calling on the government to drop pre-departure testing requirements for incoming visitors “right now”.
9th May 2022 Employment / PoliticsThe government and Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi have put a “handbrake” on the tourism industry because of their failure to attract skilled workers from overseas, according to the National Party.
3rd May 2022 Borders / PoliticsACT party leader David Seymour is calling on the government to explain why it has chosen to stagger the border reopening.
4th April 2022 Politics / STAPPThe Auditor General’s Report on the Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Programme confirmed that this Labour government has been biased and unfair, says National tourism spokesperson Todd McClay.
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