2nd November 2023 Māori / TNZThe operators are working with TNZ to showcase indigenous culture and storytelling to international audiences.
6th September 2023 Māori / NZ Tourism AwardsSix Māori tourism operators have made the shortlist in 10 categories at the 2023 New Zealand Tourism Awards.
30th August 2023 Māori / Stats NZAround 7% of all Māori businesses are involved in tourism, according to Stats NZ.
1st August 2023 Government / MāoriA Deed of Settlement between the Crown and Te Korowai o Wainuiārua will see the iwi groups receive $6.8m in cultural funding and the return of 19 sites of cultural significance.
8th March 2023 MāoriTe Manuka Tūtahi marae in Whakatāne will no longer offer tourist experiences as it refocuses on providing events of significance at its Mataatua Wharenui.
8th February 2023 Awards / MāoriNominations are now open for the 2023 Taitokerau Māori Business Awards, to be held on 3 March in Whangārei.
3rd June 2022 Government / MāoriA petition to change the country’s official name to Aotearoa has been presented to Parliament.
5th May 2022 Air NZ / MāoriThe Tiaki Promise was launched by then Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis in 2018 to encourage people to act as guardians of NZ.
11th November 2021 Māori / Ngāi Tahu TourismThe value of the iwi’s tourism assets fell 22% during the “tough” trading year.
20th October 2021 Māori / Te PuiaThe pandemic has forced cultural attractions like Te Puia to make changes with a new approach taken towards domestic visitors.
23rd September 2021 Māori / RecoveryTamaki Māori Village in Rotorua plans to re-launch its evening cultural experience on 1 December, partly in anticipation of a quick return of Australian visitors once borders re-open.
9th September 2021 Māori / WaitomoDiscover Waitomo will offer full immersion te reo Māori tours to mark Māori Language Week, which runs from 13-19 September 2021.
23rd August 2021 Attractions / MāoriCultural attractions are suffering but one operator has found a path forward, managing to boost domestic visitor numbers above pre-Covid levels.
19th July 2021 Lodges / MāoriA focus on community values drives the award-winning operator’s vision for tourism.
6th July 2021 Māori / TIATourism organisations and RTOs are urged to put the Māori at the centre of the visitor experience.
1st June 2021 Development / MāoriA case study on Māori tourism experiences has been featured in a new international database alongside 31 other examples on tourism development from around the world.
27th April 2021 Art / MāoriFunding to be used for 14 sites at Opihi, South Canterbury.
14th December 2020 Attractions / MāoriRotorua’s Whakarewarewa – The Living Māori Village is now open again following a nine-month hibernation.
10th December 2020 Attractions / MāoriThe Manea Footprints of Kupe, an interactive cultural, heritage, tourism and education centre, has opened in Opononi in the Hokianga.
7th December 2020 MāoriOwnership of Bay of Plenty destination Waimangu Volcanic Valley has been transferred to Te Arawa iwi Ngāti Rangitihi as part of its settlement with the Crown.
12th October 2020 Māori / PGFThe Government has invested $96.5m towards upgrading 351 marae across the country.
18th September 2020 MāoriTe reo Māori is unique to NZ and an experience many visitors enjoyed.
11th September 2020 Events / MāoriWaitangi Treaty Grounds is running a number of events from the 14-21 September celebrating Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week.
10th September 2020 Māori / ReportTourism remains low as a percentage of total iwi and Māori business investment but interest remains high, according to ANZ analyst David Harrison.
14th August 2020 Art / MāoriHamilton City Council has approved a work programme to help it make more informed decisions on issues of cultural significance.
29th July 2020 Infrastructure / MāoriA new pou-whenua, Uenuku Te Pou Tipua o Tūroa, has been unveiled and completes the new park and ride and camping facility at the foot of Mt Ruapehu.
24th July 2020 Attractions / MāoriThe New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute Vesting Act 2020 has been passed by the House.
22nd July 2020 Holidays / MāoriGreen Party tourism spokesperson Gareth Hughes said that as well as increasing cultural awareness, it would provide another day for travel.
30th June 2020 Employment / MāoriThe popular Rotorua attraction has formed a new partnership to help its 110 employees.
30th June 2020 Data / MāoriThe innovative nature of these businesses may help them succeed in the Covid-era, says Stats NZ.
14th May 2020 Budget 2020 / MāoriNew Zealand Māori Tourism has secured a $10m contingency fund to help repurpose and reposition the Māori tourism sector.
13th May 2020 Employment / MāoriMore than 17,000 Māori employees working across the tourism sector have lost their jobs due to Covid-19, including up to 1000 working for Māori tourism operators, says New Zealand Māori Tourism.
2nd March 2020 Māori / PeopleDale Stephens will meet NZMT this week to discuss his future with the organisation after deciding to run for Christchurch Central.
12th February 2020 Māori / PGFNorthland and West Coast iwi receive almost $1m each from the PGF.
23rd January 2020 Events / MāoriThe new Creative and Cultural Events Incubator, funded through the Major Events Fund, will open Monday 3 February.
22nd January 2020 Māori / PGFThe Government is injecting $2.798m into the Ngā Ara Tipuna Waipukurau Pā Site Interpretation project in the Hawke’s Bay.
21st January 2020 Hostels / MāoriThe old Māori trade training hostel, Te Kooti te Rato, located at Rehua Marae in Christchurch will soon be repurposed into six modern apartments for local Christchurch whānau.
13th January 2020 Event / MāoriThe Tamaki Herenga Waka Festival will play host to an innovative new form of digital storytelling in the form of a water screen on the Waitemata Harbour, when it kicks off on 31 January 2020.
18th December 2019 Events / MāoriThe Tuia 250 voyage has officially come to an end, following a closing ceremony at Tuahuru Marae in Te Māhia this week.
29th November 2019 MāoriA new waka experience will be launched this weekend on Lake Rotorua.
13th November 2019 China / MāoriA kapa haka performance and special carving have been given by Te Puia | New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in the official China-New Zealand Year of Tourism closing ceremony.
24th September 2019 Airlines / MāoriRegional engagement to identify sustainable visitor growth opportunities and a commitment to tourism marketing and promotion form the backbone of a new economic growth agreement between Air New Zealand and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu.
30th August 2019 Corporate / MāoriHenry van Asch and Ngāti Tūwharetoa have made separate moves on significant tourism businesses.
14th August 2019 Māori / ResearchNew Zealand Māori Tourism, in conjunction with Te Puni Kōkiri and Poutama Trust, has launched the first capability assessment of the Māori tourism sector since 2014.
14th August 2019 Awards / MāoriFive winners won $70k in cash prizes from NZMT’s second annual Dragons Den event.
12th August 2019 Conference / MāoriHundreds of the country’s tourism suppliers and ITOs are attending TECNZ and NZ Māori Tourism conferences this week.
26th June 2019 MāoriQueenstown Lakes District Council will vote tomorrow on whether to enter into partnership with Ngāi Tahu Property that could see a new cultural hub built at the resort.
17th June 2019 MāoriMarket research is to be undertaken to assist Māori tourism ventures in the Waikato.
13th June 2019 MāoriApplications are now open for the 2019 Māori tourism Dragon’s Den.
11th June 2019 Māori / PGFHawke’s Bay’s tourism sector is a direct and indirect beneficiary of the latest investment announced Provincial Growth Fund.
