19th July 2022 STAPPIt sees the amount of support for eligible tourism businesses provided by the controversial programme dip to $159m.
4th April 2022 Politics / STAPPThe Auditor General’s Report on the Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Programme confirmed that this Labour government has been biased and unfair, says National tourism spokesperson Todd McClay.
1st April 2022 Funding / STAPPAll New Zealanders need to be concerned about the “crazed lolly scramble” that was the STAPP, says an operator.
31st March 2022 STAPPJohn Ryan raises concerns about the $290m programme’s criteria, assessment process, and transparency.
10th March 2022 STAPP / SurveyMBIE’s tourism policy team has commissioned an evaluation of the tourism targetted packages created in 2020 and 2021.
31st January 2022 STAPPThe Office of the Auditor-General is slated to publish its report on the Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme in 2Q of this year, according to a spokesperson at the public watchdog.
27th September 2021 STAPP / Velocity ValleyA $400k STAPP grant is the only reason the attraction is open, says MD Simon Short.
14th May 2021 STAPPOne tourism group secures $30m in loans and grants from the programme.
8th March 2021 MBIE / STAPPThe ministry appears to have provided advice to ministers on only two of the three tourism businesses.
24th February 2021 STAPP / TNZMBIE said it was satisfied with the process “given the pace and urgency in which it was delivered”.
11th February 2021 STAPP / ToursSupport packages awarded to a select number of predominantly large tourist operators were “totally biased and very unjust”.
5th February 2021 STAPP / T&H MinisterThe tourism minister says the Auditor-General is the right person to conduct the inquiry.
5th February 2021 STAPP / TIATourism Industry Aotearoa has welcome the Auditor-General’s inquiry into the Government’s Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme.
5th February 2021 Inquiry / STAPPJohn Ryan says he was prompted to act by concerns raised by operators and the amount of public funding involved.
27th November 2020 STAPPBy region, Otago, Bay of Plenty and Canterbury secure the most money from the programme.
25th November 2020 STAPPTak Mutu’s MDA Experiences is the penultimate operator to secure funding from the programme.
18th November 2020 STAPP / Summit 2020The new tourism minister says he wants to move forward rather than look back at how funding was allocated.
4th November 2020 STAPP / T&H MinisterLawyer Andy Glenie says new tourism minister Stuart Nash should reconsider how best to support all tourism businesses.
27th October 2020 STAPPThe operators are the latest to receive the maximum $500k grant from the programme.
19th October 2020 STAPPBoth operators would each receive the maximum $500,000 through the programme.
12th October 2020 STAPPThe tourism businesses are the latest to have their STAPP support confirmed.
9th October 2020 STAPPA group considering legal action label the tourism minister’s response to their concerns “disappointing, disrespectful”.
2nd October 2020 STAPPHighlands Motorsport Park at Cromwell, Wilsons Abel Tasman National Park Limited, and Huka Prawn Park near Taupō are the latest attractions to have secured Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme funding.
30th September 2020 STAPP / TNZBut it also saw Govt more than double the number of ITOs it initially planned to support.
28th September 2020 STAPPSeven tourism operations owned by the Queenstown-based group have each received the maximum $500k grant.
22nd September 2020 STAPPMore than three-quarters of successful applicants have had their grants officially confirmed.
21st September 2020 STAPPTe Puia, Southern Discoveries, and INFLITE are among the latest batch of operators to have had their grants revealed.
16th September 2020 STAPPNewly released documents paint a picture of a confused, rushed process with big gaps.
15th September 2020 STAPPBlack Cat Cruises, Fuller Great Sights and Polynesian Spa are among the latest operators to have grants confirmed.
14th September 2020 Government / STAPPHowever, the wait for any reallocated funds could be months away.
3rd September 2020 ITO / STAPPSuccessful STAPP applicants and inbound tour operators will be able to access the cheap debt.
31st August 2020 Government / STAPPBoth large and small tourism business owners have secured multiple grants for different operations.
10th August 2020 Ngāi Tahu / STAPPThree of the operator’s tourism businesses will be brought out of hibernation.
5th August 2020 STAPP / T&H MinisterTourism minister Kelvin Davis has defended the Government’s support for AJ Hackett Bungy NZ under questioning in Parliament.
4th August 2020 ITO / STAPPThe Govt’s exclusion of ITOs from receiving STAPP grants is devastating and will slow recovery, say operators.
3rd August 2020 STAPP / T&H MinisterThe minister justifies his STAPP decisions and says those who missed out must assess their “long-term viability”.
3rd August 2020 Recovery / STAPPIt was “not a suitable fit”, says one of the country’s top visitor attractions.
1st August 2020 Funding / STAPPFrom large aquariums to cycle rentals, both well-known and relatively obscure businesses have secured STAPP support.
1st August 2020 Government / STAPPThe Govt also unveiled a $20m loan facility for ITOs and a $50m events fund.
2nd July 2020 Rail / STAPPDunedin City Holdings has applied to the Government’s Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme for assets including the Taieri Gorge line.
25th June 2020 Adventure / STAPPThe funding consists of a $5m grant in the first year followed by a $5m loan, if required.
23rd June 2020 Government / STAPPPrime minister Jacinda Ardern and tourism minister Kelvin Davis are visiting Queenstown on Friday.
22nd June 2020 Government / STAPPMore than 300 businesses have applied for support from the Government’s Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme.
18th June 2020 Funding / STAPPOperators have until 5pm today to get their applications in for support from the Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme.
17th June 2020 Government / STAPPAround 60 operators are now expected to be helped by the Government’s Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme, says Kelvin Davis.
10th June 2020 Government / STAPPThe funding follows the $4m announced for Tourism Holdings’ Discover Waitomo.
