8th June 2022 EDA / RTOTourism Waitaki’s days as an RTO look to be numbered after Waitaki District Council adopted its new draft economic development strategy.
2nd June 2022 EDA / RTOAs well as destination marketing, Tourism Waitaki also operates the popular Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony.
17th November 2021 EDA / PeopleVenture Taranaki Te Puna Umanga’s chief executive has resigned and will depart in 2022 once a successor is found.
31st August 2021 EDA / FundingNew business support for tourism operators in five South Island regions can be accessed from this week, with specialist local agencies now appointed to deliver the scheme.
28th September 2020 Domestic / EDAThe Government and those responsible for looking after New Zealand’s tourism future need to listen more to those with domestic tourism expertise, says Justine Gilliland.
22nd September 2020 EDA / FoodVenture Taranaki is seeking proposals for developing the region as a food tourism destination, as well as any potential product offerings that may be involved within the project.
21st September 2020 EDA / StrategyNorthland Inc has signed a memorandum of understanding with Te Au Mārie Sestercentennial Trust, Te Puni Kōkiri, and Te Hiringa Trust and Business Promotions.
8th September 2020 EDA / StrategyVenture Taranaki has published its Transition Pathway Action Plan as part of the Taranaki 2050 Roadmap, covering tourism, regulation, metrics and evaluation.
3rd September 2020 CEDA / EDAThe Central Economic Development Agency has launched the ManawatuNZ Visual Library, providing a free resource of imagery and videos to help businesses and locals showcase Palmerston North and the Manawatū.
23rd July 2020 Campaigns / EDAThe region’s revival will be driven by a clearer sense of direction, says NRDA’s visitor destination manager.
21st July 2020 Campaigns / EDANelson Tasman locals are being urged to take part in a new marketing campaign designed to help the region’s economic recovery following the fallout of Covid-19.
21st July 2020 Campaigns / EDAMore than 2300 vouchers have been downloaded since the launch of WellingtonNZ’s Explore Wellington platform.
15th July 2020 Data / EDAWhanganui hospitality and accommodation businesses have seen significant consumer spending growth following the Covid-19 alert level 4 lockdown, says Whanganui & Partners.
14th July 2020 Conferences / EDAVenture Taranaki’s CEO says the region is seeing above-average visitor spend but the lack of business travel is having a severe impact.
3rd June 2020 EDA / RTOAoraki Tourism has become the latest RTO to be absorbed by an economic development agency with Timaru District Council providing $350,000 funding.
5th May 2020 EDAGreat South is calling for the Government to allow interregional travel once New New Zealand enters alert level 2.
29th April 2020 EDA / PeopleJohn Allen has also been chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and New Zealand Post.
24th February 2020 EDA / PeopleEnterprise Dunedin’s travel trade sales and marketing specialist, Gil Abercrombie, has resigned.
11th October 2019 EDA / Venture SouthlandAlmost 60 initiatives will help inform Great South’s new destination plan, says the agency’s Ann Lockhart.
25th September 2019 EDAAuckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development and Northland Inc have signed a memorandum of understanding to help boost development, innovation and investment attraction.
16th July 2019 EDA / PerspectivesDestination development manager Anton Wilke on marrying economic development with tourism.
7th June 2019 EDA / RTOWellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA) says it will now use ‘WellingtonNZ – making the Wellington region wildly famous’ as its standard organisational brand.
