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Ngāi Tahu

Kiwi Hatchery celebrates milestone 14th February 2024 /

Kiwi Hatchery celebrates milestone

The National Kiwi Hatchery is celebrating the hatching of its 2,500th kiwi chick.


Pohio departs Ngāi Tahu, sticks by speed, scale of tourism cuts during Covid 7th February 2024 /

Pohio departs Ngāi Tahu, sticks by speed, scale of tourism cuts during Covid

Cutting 309 tourism jobs was “the right thing to do” the former CEO of the iwi’s business interests tells the Ticker.


Ngāi Tahu abandons bid for KJet 15th January 2024 /

Ngāi Tahu abandons bid for KJet

Ngāi Tahu Tourism has banned its bid to acquire the Queenstown tourism jet boating business KJet.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism returns to profit 7th November 2023 /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism returns to profit

Ngai Tahu Tourism has reported an operating surplus of $0.7m for the year to June 2023, up from the $7.6m loss it reported for the previous year.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism launches KJet acquisition, seeks ComCom clearance 15th August 2023 /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism launches KJet acquisition, seeks ComCom clearance

The iwi-owned operator of Shotover Jet and Dart River Adventures says the deal would not significantly lessen competition.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism posts third annual loss, looks to positive FY23 4th November 2022

Ngāi Tahu Tourism posts third annual loss, looks to positive FY23

The iwi-owned operator says there has been a strong uptick in bookings for the coming year.


Jolanda Cave on NTT’s priorities for the tourism recovery 23rd August 2022 /

Jolanda Cave on NTT’s priorities for the tourism recovery

Ngāi Tahu Tourism’s new GM on innovation, community, and bringing more storytelling to experiences.


NTT’s Shotover Jet unveils ‘world first’ electric boat 6th July 2022 /

NTT’s Shotover Jet unveils ‘world first’ electric boat

Ngāi Tahu Tourism says its wants to have half of its jet boat fleet electric by 2030.


Rotorua’s Agrodome to return from hibernation 4th November 2021 /

Rotorua’s Agrodome to return from hibernation

Ngai Tahu’s Agrodome attraction in Rotorua is re-opening its doors after being in hibernation for the past 18 months.


Ngāi Tahu Holdings posts record $240m profit 5th October 2021

Ngāi Tahu Holdings posts record $240m profit

Ngāi Tahu Holdings says it has delivered a record profit of $240m for the year to June 2021.


Ngāi Tahu Holdings promotes COO to CEO 8th September 2021 /

Ngāi Tahu Holdings promotes COO to CEO

Ngāi Tahu Holdings chief operating officer Craig Ellison has been appointed chief executive of the iwi-controlled entity for a period of 10 months from 1 December.


Ngāi Tahu to repay $2.4m in wage subsidies 6th July 2021 /

Ngāi Tahu to repay $2.4m in wage subsidies

Ngāi Tahu Tourism was one of the businesses that received government support but the iwi says it will pay most of it back.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism slumps to $6.5m operating loss 11th November 2020

Ngāi Tahu Tourism slumps to $6.5m operating loss

However, there has been just enough domestic demand to reopen some businesses and rehire a small number of staff.


Sneak peek of All Blacks Experience at travel expo 3rd November 2020 /

Sneak peek of All Blacks Experience at travel expo

The public will be able to get a sneak peek of new All Blacks Experience at the upcoming Discover Auckland Travel Expo on 14 November at Shed 10.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism revives kiwi attraction 21st September 2020 /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism revives kiwi attraction

Rotorua’s National Kiwi Hatchery will reopen to visitors in time for both the September school holidays and to celebrate the hatching of its first kiwi chick of the season.


NTT to restart Dart River Adventures 11th September 2020 /

NTT to restart Dart River Adventures

Dart River Adventures in Glenorchy will reopen from 3 December.


Former Ngāi Tahu Tourism CEO Quinton Hall’s new venture 9th September 2020 /

Former Ngāi Tahu Tourism CEO Quinton Hall’s new venture

One of the sector’s highest profile employment casualties due to Covid on turning adversity into opportunity.


Ngāi Tahu buys out Skyline in The Station 9th September 2020 /

Ngāi Tahu buys out Skyline in The Station

The acquisition sees NTT take full ownership of the property.


Recruitment underway as All Blacks Experience sets December opening 4th September 2020 /

Recruitment underway as All Blacks Experience sets December opening

Recruitment is underway for key roles to join the attraction ahead of its 2 December opening date.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism revives operations with STAPP support 10th August 2020 /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism revives operations with STAPP support

Three of the operator’s tourism businesses will be brought out of hibernation.


Partners pitch in to re-launch Franz Josef guided hikes 19th June 2020 /

Partners pitch in to re-launch Franz Josef guided hikes

Ngāi Tahu Tourism, the Department of Conservation and Totally Tourism’s The Helicopter Line have teamed up to re-open Franz Josef Glacier guided hikes at the start of next month.


NTT profit increases 11% in “strong and busy year” 26th October 2018 /

NTT profit increases 11% in “strong and busy year”

The tourism business owner has also provided a progress update on its Tekapo astronomy centre.


First Look: Earth & Sky and Ngāi Tahu Tourism’s $10m Astronomy Centre 13th March 2018 /

First Look: Earth & Sky and Ngāi Tahu Tourism’s $10m Astronomy Centre

Earth & Sky and Ngāi Tahu Tourism have revealed concept images for their $10m Astronomy Centre joint venture at Lake Tekapo.


NTT celebrates 10th Qualmark Gold with golden tractor 23rd February 2018 /

NTT celebrates 10th Qualmark Gold with golden tractor

A tractor painted entirely in gold will serve as a welcome reminder of Agrodome’s new national gold status as a quality tourism business.


NTT’s hot pools development gets QLDC panel nod 22nd February 2018 /

NTT’s hot pools development gets QLDC panel nod

The panel unanimously agreed to recommend that a long-term lease over the Lakeview recreation reserve be granted.


Tania Te Rangingangana Simpson joins NTT board 30th January 2018 /

Tania Te Rangingangana Simpson joins NTT board

Ngāi Tahu Tourism is pleased to announce the appointment of business founder and Reserve Bank of New Zealand Director, Tania Te Rangingangana Simpson, to its Board.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism announces scholarship winner 22nd December 2017

Ngāi Tahu Tourism announces scholarship winner

Ngāi Tahu Tourism has appointed Ashleigh Howell as its 2017 Te Pia Tāpoi scholarship recipient.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism selects apprentice 4th December 2017 /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism selects apprentice

Warena Jacobs, from Nelson, has started his marine mechanic career at Shotover Jet in Queenstown.


Ngāi Tahu’s $25m hot pools development notified 23rd November 2017 /

Ngāi Tahu’s $25m hot pools development notified

Ngāi Tahu Tourism’s proposed hot pool and day spa development in Queenstown has taken another step closer to becoming a reality after the council opened public consultation on the scheme.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism appoints new GM Experience Operations 16th November 2017 /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism appoints new GM Experience Operations

Ngāi Tahu Tourism has appointed Emma Gardiner its new general manager of Experience Operations.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism profits surge 16th November 2017 /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism profits surge

Ngāi Tahu Tourism has made a net profit of $13.28m for the year ending June, up 56% on the previous year’s result of around $8.5m.


First chick hatches high hopes for Kiwi Encounter 12th September 2017 / / /

First chick hatches high hopes for Kiwi Encounter

The first kiwi of the season has hatched at Rainbow Springs’ Kiwi Encounter in Rotorua – marking “the start of a great new era” for New Zealand’s largest kiwi hatching facility.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism scholarship opens 11th September 2017 / /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism scholarship opens

Ngāi Tahu Tourism is looking for Ngāi Tahu students to apply for its Te Pia Tāpoi scholarship.


Shotover Jet Manager appointed 7th September 2017 /

Shotover Jet Manager appointed

Ngāi Tahu Tourism has appointed Wayne Paton to lead the ‘Big Reds’ as Business Manager at Shotover Jet.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism appoints GM jet boat experiences 4th August 2017 /

Ngāi Tahu Tourism appoints GM jet boat experiences

Ngāi Tahu Tourism has appointed Jolanda Cave to a new executive role that will provide leadership to its jet boat businesses.


Prime Minister’s Fellow visits Agrodome 25th May 2017 /

Prime Minister’s Fellow visits Agrodome

Prime Minister’s Fellow from the Philippines, Secretary of the Cabinet Leoncio Evasco, visited Rotorua’s Agrodome today to learn more about New Zealand agriculture and Ngāi Tahu Tourism.


Ngāi Tahu Tourism launches jet boat mechanic training programme 9th May 2017

Ngāi Tahu Tourism launches jet boat mechanic training programme

Ngāi Tahu Tourism has launched a marine mechanic training programme at Shotover Jet, providing a unique opportunity for iwi members to build a career in the tourism industry.


Shotover Jet achieves Qualmark Gold in Sustainable Tourism 2nd April 2017 / / /

Shotover Jet achieves Qualmark Gold in Sustainable Tourism

Shotover Jet has for the first time achieved a Qualmark Gold Sustainable Tourism Business award, with Qualmark confirming the experience as a ‘must do’ Queenstown activity.