30th January 2024 Cruise / RealNZRealNZ has resumed services on its Fiordland Navigator scenic vessel after repairing the damage caused when it ran aground.
26th January 2024 RealNZ / TAICThe Transport Accident Investigation Commission and Maritime New Zealand have launched investigations into RealNZ’s Fiordland Navigator running aground on Wednesday.
25th January 2024 Cruise / RealNZRealNZ scenic vessel The Fiordland Navigator issued a mayday alert on Wednesday and evacuated passengers after running aground in Doubtful Sound.
16th January 2024 Events / RealNZRealNZ has partnered with Pāmu to sponsor the mountain biking and running event The Mavora Explorer on 27 January 2024.
14th December 2023 RealNZ / Ski FieldsCardrona Alpine Resort says it will become the biggest commercial ski area in New Zealand when Soho Basin is added to its offer in winter 2025.
11th December 2023 RealNZRealNZ has launched two new experiences for smaller groups but at an increased yield.
1st December 2023 RealNZRealNZ says its commitment to diversity and inclusion, employee wellbeing and health have been recognised in two awards this month.
8th November 2023 RealNZDave Beeche says he will champion RealNZ’s conservation ambitions and tourism’s shift to a more sustainable, regenerative sector, when he joins the operator as chief executive.
7th November 2023 People / RealNZThe appointment fills the vacancy left by the departure of Stephen England-Hall in May.
11th October 2023 RealNZThe appointment aims to help increase visitation and engagement across RealNZ’s experiences in both the domestic and international visitor markets.
10th October 2023 RealNZ / Southern DiscoveriesThe Commerce Commission has cleared Real NZ’s business Real Journeys to acquire the Spirit of Queenstown vessel and its associated assets from Southern Discoveries.
4th October 2023 RealNZRealNZ has been granted diversion and ordered to pay $100,000 to Environment Southland for upgrading boat moorings at Harrison Cove in Milford Sound without consent.
6th September 2023 RealNZRealNZ has raised $175,000 from its annual Conservation Ball to help establish a new population of the critically endangered orange-fronted parakeet kākāriki karaka.
23rd August 2023 ComCom / RealNZRealNZ has sought Commerce Commission approval for its purchase of Southern Discoveries’ Spirit of Queenstown vessel based at Lake Wakatipu.
13th July 2023 EV / RealNZThe operators’ decarbonisation projects are among 19 transport initiatives granted $6.4m in govt co-funding.
6th July 2023 For Sale / RealNZThe Queenstown-based operator is selling four businesses but also investing in an asset to serve its popular Walter Peak attraction.
22nd June 2023 RealNZ / Treble ConeRealNZ’s Treble Cone ski area near Wānaka has delayed its opening due to a lack of snow.
16th June 2023 NZSki / RealNZNZSki’s Coronet Peak opens its slopes today, marking the start of Queenstown’s ski season.
28th March 2023 People / RealNZRealNZ’s board has appointed Paul Norris as interim chief executive for the company following the resignation of Stephen England-Hall.
13th March 2023 People / RealNZThe CEO is departing after two years leading the Queenstown-based group.
6th March 2023 RealNZ / Ski FieldsCardrona and Treble Cone are aiming to cut visitor numbers during peak periods.
17th October 2022 RealNZ / SustainabilityLake Whakatipu’s TSS Earnslaw is turning 110-years-old and may soon have a new lease on life through a decarbonisation project.
3rd October 2022 Hundertwasser / RealNZHundertwasser loses its inaugural CEO and RealNZ’s Legnavsky heads to the US.
20th September 2022 Climate / RealNZExtreme weather is posing more risks for operators and will transform business models, says RealNZ’s CEO.
7th September 2022 People / RealNZSteve Bruce has joined RealNZ as general manager of sales in another sign of heated competition for experienced staff in the tourism industry.
29th August 2022 BYATA / RealNZExperiences must be great for visitors and the environment but also create rewarding connections for Kiwis too, says Stephen England-Hall.
31st March 2022 Investment / RealNZThe operator says it has undertaken one of the largest private capital raises in NZ tourism, bringing in a group of new investors.
18th March 2022 Incident / RealNZThe operator has made a raft of changes to help prevent a similar incident from happening again.
11th November 2021 Environment / RealNZRealNZ is seeking 24 people for a Fiordland cruise that will also see them get involved in the area’s history and conservation.
19th October 2021 Environment / RealNZSmoky emissions from Queenstown’s Lady of the Lake could be consigned to history.
8th October 2021 Charity / RealNZThe RealNZ Cruise-for-a-Cause raised nearly $30,000 for the Deep Cove Outdoor Education Trust.
1st October 2021 RealNZ / WayfareCEO Stephen England-Hall says Wayfare had become “too complex and disconnected for its size”.
