29th November 2023 isiteUpgrades to the country’s isite chain are helping to blend digital and local expertise, and New Zealand should “embrace the network”.
22nd November 2023 Hawke's Bay Tourism / isiteNapier’s refreshed isite has opened to the public – just in time for the 2023/24 cruise season.
21st November 2023 Enterprise Dunedin / isiteThe Dunedin visitor centre is one of the first in the country to debut a new-look isite following a national rebrand of the network.
25th September 2023 ChristchurchNZ / isiteA new isite is coming to central Christchurch at The Grand, the former post office building at Cathedral Square.
7th July 2023 isiteA new isite near Rotorua is the first in the country to open since 2017 and it showcases the brand’s new look.
8th February 2023 isite / TNZTourism New Zealand says upgrades are coming to the 60 locally-owned and operated i-SITES around the country.
19th January 2023 Events / isiteAround 3,000 people are expected to descend on Taumarunui next month for the annual Kotahitanga Festival, which will also feature New Zealand’s first mobile i-SITE.
26th July 2022 isite / TNZThe network drops to 59 locations, prompting Tourism NZ to take a closer look at how i-SITEs can evolve.
20th July 2022 isiteThe Kaikōura i-SITE will temporarily close its doors to visitors from 31 July until domestic and international visitors return to the town and a viable business model is identified.
7th July 2022 isiteThe Hastings i-SITE has reopened in its new location within the redeveloped Municipal Building in Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre.
7th June 2022 isite / NRDANelson Regional Development Agency is closing its i-SITE in the city for up to two years as it reviews the facility.
23rd May 2022 isite / IVLThe new funding from the IVL fund marks its first allocation for tourism since the pausing of deployments in 2020.
25th March 2022 Development / isiteHastings i-SITE will relocate mid-year to the Municipal Building at the Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts & Event Centre development.
7th July 2021 isite / TNZTourism New Zealand’s visitor information brand has lost more than a dozen offices since the pandemic struck.
16th December 2020 isiteThe Stratford Information Centre i-SITE has moved to the Stratford Library in Prospero Place.
29th June 2020 isite / RTOJob losses are coming after a “significantly larger” than expected funding cut for the RTO.
19th June 2020 isite / RTOTaupō District Council will take over the management of two i-SITES from Destination Great Lake Taupō from 1 July.
3rd June 2020 isite / RTOExperience Mid Canterbury is shutting its doors with the loss of all jobs and the closure of another i-SITE.
2nd June 2020 isite / RTO“i-SITEs nationwide will be making some tough calls in the coming months,” says the RTO’s GM, Dylan Rushbrook.
23rd March 2020 Covid-19 / isiteInvercargill i-SITE will become a virtual service, while the Wellington i-SITE Visitor Centre will be closed until further notice.
27th February 2020 isiteThe Thames-Coromandel District Council is seeking an operator to run the Whangamata visitor information service.
4th December 2019 Freedom Camping / isiteRotorua’s i-SITEs are the first in the country to assign staff members as responsible camping ambassadors, says Destination Rotorua.
4th November 2019 isite / WREDANew initiatives, major events and booming cruise all contributed to significant gains.
19th September 2019 isiteHamilton’s i-SITE moves to its new location in ArtsPost next week.
13th September 2019 Conference / isiteThe event will bring the owners and staff from the network of 77 full member visitor centres across the country to Southland next year.
13th September 2019 Awards / isiteRotorua, Lake Wanaka and Matamata jointly led the field at this year’s 2018 visitor network awards securing two gongs apiece.
12th September 2019 isite / TNZA tough year for the i-SITE network saw closures, falling visitor numbers and sluggish sales.
9th September 2019 isiteTokoroa’s i-SITE is set to permanently close its doors on Friday 27 September.
6th March 2019 DOC / isiteCollaboration between the i-SITE Visitor Information Network and the Department of Conservation has stepped up a notch in Rotorua with the opening of a new DOC visitor information hub in the tourism hotspot’s central i-SITE.
12th November 2018 isiteThe conversion of Ashburton’s former i-SITE building into a new information and tourism hub is looking likely after positive progress was reported by the district council.
26th September 2018 isite / TNZThe event will bring more than 100 i-SITE owners and staff from across the country to the region for five days in September next year.
14th September 2018 isite / TNZTourism may be booming but the i-SITE network is not seeing it in sales.
14th September 2018 isite / TNZCentres in Auckland, Rotorua, Palmerston North and Matamata have been recognised.
7th June 2018 DOC / isiteThe i-SITE Visitor Information Network and Department of Conservation have held a workshop in Auckland to discuss further collaboration.
2nd March 2018 AIS Tourism / Guthrey Tourism / isiteChristchurch’s Guthrey Tourism has pushed north with the acquisition of three i-SITES in Auckland in a move that also complements its purchase of online holiday company Relaxing Journeys.
30th November 2017 isite / Real Journeys / Te AnauReal Journeys is ensuring visitors to the Te Anau Glowworm Caves, Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound enjoy a remarkable experience every step of the way, with the official opening of its new visitor centre in Te Anau.
27th September 2017 isiteExperience Mid Canterbury has decided to close its Ashburton i-SITE, saving the tourism organisation around $100,000 in costs.
Innovation, enterprise, and conviviality were celebrated last week at the 2017 i-SITE Visitor Information Network Conference in Ruapehu.
The Christchurch i-SITE’s successful move into the restored Arts Centre has seen the visitor centre win at the i-SITE network’s annual conference this year.
Ruapehu’s tourism and visitor sector is anticipating a big jump in interest following the success of the National i-SITE Visitor Information Network Conference.
1st September 2017 isiteVisitors to Auckland’s new i-SITE and Department of Conservation Visitor Information Centre are set to get star treatment with a team of consultants providing a personalised, insider’s guide to New Zealand.
1st May 2017 isiteRuapehu District Council and the National Army Museum in Waiouru have signed-off on arrangements for operating an official i-SITE visitor information centre within the Museum as part of the $2.5 million redevelopment of its entranceway.
14th February 2017 isiteRuapehu Council has deemed the nine-month trial of an i-SITE at the Department of Conservation (DoC) Visitor Centre at Whakapapa a success and voted to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with DoC to continue its operation for another three years.
