13th February 2024 Education / Lincoln UniversityThe new Bachelor of Sustainable Tourism starts in March and reflects a growing focus on creating a more regenerative industry.
24th January 2024 Education / ServiceIQServiceIQ has launched a new training programme designed to help school students and graduates into service sectors such as tourism and hospitality.
1st November 2023 Education / HuntingThe Game Animal Council has launched an e-learning platform designed to help hunters understand the fundamentals of the sport and its safety.
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.
14th September 2023 EducationThe Go with Tourism programme may have been given a lifeline from Tourism Industry New Zealand Trust.
30th August 2023 Education / ITC / TTANZA call goes out for industry to engage with the education sector to ensure it gets the workforce it needs.
24th August 2023 China / EducationWestern Institute of Technology at Taranaki Te Pūkenga has hosted a 12-strong teacher delegation from the architecture school of Huanggang Polytechnic College, Hubei, China.
25th July 2023 EducationDemand is strong for tourism education in secondary schools, but it needs govt funding and industry engagement to flourish.
25th July 2023 EducationHundreds of school board members have converged on the Rotorua Energy Events Centre over the weekend for the 33rd New Zealand School Trustees Association annual conference.
26th June 2023 Education / ResearchIndustry is being urged to help save tourism academia amid fears the ranks of researchers and lecturers are being decimated.
1st June 2023 Education / QRCAfter a fall in student numbers during the pandemic, Queenstown Resort College is seeing a strong recovery.
9th May 2023 Education / TRENZGo With Tourism and Tourism Industry Aotearoa are hosting two days of education-focused activities at TRENZ.
1st March 2023 Education / International Travel CollegeThe International Travel College has hosted its first Business of Tourism Academy for secondary students in Northland.
14th November 2022 Education / Summit 2022Tourism needs to change its perception among young people and their parents if it is going to appeal as a strong career choice for the next generation.
10th October 2022 Education / HotelsChristchurch hotels The Pavilions and The George are partnering up with Lincoln University to offer $3,000 scholarships to students.
4th October 2022 Asia / EducationThe North Asia CAPE has selected the six industry representatives to take part in the Japan Tourism Study Tour this November.
13th September 2022 Asia / EducationNorth Asia CAPES is inviting up to six people to participate in a Japan Tourism Study Tour, which will visit Tokyo and hot springs destination Beppu.
8th August 2022 Education / Venture TaranakiMore than 70 international students have arrived in Taranaki to begin their education at schools and universities in the region.
26th July 2022 EducationThe University of Otago’s Hospitality and Tourism Management has been ranked 23rd worldwide and the best in New Zealand.
30th June 2022 EducationThe changes will help students see tourism as a subject worth studying and a career worth pursuing.
21st June 2022 Education / FestivalTauranga’s inaugural STEMFest is back after a two-year hiatus, promising a variety of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics activities to inspire children and the whole family.
13th May 2022 Borders / EducationEducation Minister Chris Hipkins will travel to the United States and South America from late May to early June as part of a mission to promote New Zealand as a destination for international students.
6th April 2022 Education / WTGWaitangi Treaty Grounds is offering workshops and tours to support educators as part of the new Aotearoa New Zealand Histories Curriculum.
24th February 2022 Education / HotelsPacific International Hotel Management School in Taranaki is calling on New Zealand students to train for a tourism career ahead of an expected surge in demand.
11th February 2022 Education / VisasThe timing of the government border reopening for international students means that a large group of them would not enrol until early 2023, says Education New Zealand.
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3rd December 2021 Education / TrainingAround 20 operators are involved in reviving an adventure tourism qualification at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology’s Rotorua campus in a bid to meet a shortage of outdoor tourism staff.
1st November 2021 Education / ZoosWellington Zoo and Massey University have signed an agreement to establish closer ties and identify more opportunities for both parties.
26th October 2021 Aviation NZ / EducationAviation New Zealand has welcomed a government decision to allow 400 foreign pilot cadets to enter New Zealand in 2022.
1st October 2021 EducationProponents say it’s a unique opportunity to increase the mana of tourism, which faces perception issues.
1st October 2021 Education / VisasInternational student border exception visa arrival numbers have slowed since July, according to data from Immigration New Zealand.
23rd September 2021 Aviation NZ / EducationThe number of international students at NZ flight schools will drop to just 22 in December – down from 651 pre-Covid.
16th September 2021 EducationConsultation for what ‘high value’ means for international education in New Zealand will close on 24 September.
22nd July 2021 Education / QRCEnrollments looking positive for 2022, including “huge amount” of international interest, says CEO.
14th July 2021 Activities / EducationThe firm has now closed for winter, but has strong bookings for September re-opening.
5th July 2021 EducationA global university ranking index has placed the tourism departments at the University of Otago and the University of Canterbury at 24th at 34th in the world respectively in the tourism and hospitality section.
2nd July 2021 Education / TrainingNew resource seen as good way to maximise business opportunities when borders re-open.
21st June 2021 Education / EmploymentMore English language establishments might close without targeted support, says industry body.
18th June 2021 Education / WTGClassroom material part of new history curriculum to be rolled out from 2022.
14th June 2021 EducationThe tourism industry also faces a debate on transforming to ‘high quality’
4th June 2021 Education / HospitalityLessons delivered by videos ranging in length from five minutes to one hour, with certification for completed courses.
1st June 2021 EducationThe $5bn education export sector is getting its own version of a policy reset while borders remain closed, possibly impacting the number and type of international students allowed to enter in future.
24th May 2021 Education / VisasChinese students secure special ring-fenced MIQ allocation for June.
19th April 2021 Education / SustainabilityIn line with components in tertiary educational provider’s hospitality and tourism programmes.
16th March 2021 EducationGo with Tourism and ServiceIQ have launched a new tourism and hospitality competition as part of their Education Programme launched last year.
25th February 2021 EducationGo with Tourism has launched a new virtual reality experience for students in high schools throughout New Zealand.
11th December 2020 EducationGo with Tourism has partnered with ServiceIQ to attract secondary school students into tourism and hospitality careers.
20th November 2020 Education / TIATourism Industry Aotearoa has awarded scholarships worth $4500 each to two students to help them complete their final year of study.
9th November 2020 EducationA new Year 13 secondary school learning option has been launched to train people to fill jobs following the recovery of air travel.
29th October 2020 EducationParticipants met with mayor Jim Boult and a range of Queenstown-based tourism operators.
