16th July 2021 Funding / GovernmentLike late night buses, you wait and wait and then get two at once.
16th July 2021 Funding / TIFAbout $10m of the latest deployment is going to five regions hit hard by the lack of international tourists.
9th July 2021 Funding / KiwiRailThe government will invest $1.3bn in KiwiRail over three years as part of the Rail Network Investment Programme.
5th July 2021 Funding / RTOTourism operators in South Waikato say they support leaving the region’s RTO and hope that forging their own path will lead to better outcomes.
2nd July 2021 Funding / RTOSouth Waikato District Council goes it alone claiming it doesn’t get good bang for buck.
1st July 2021 Events / FundingVisit Ruapehu hopes for more new events stemming from February funding round.
1st July 2021 Funding / MuseumsThe New Zealand Lotteries Commission has granted $5.47m funding for a museum storage facility in Hastings.
30th June 2021 Funding / InfrastructureProject to be worked on by council and the Te Atamira Trust, with funding part of ten year plan.
29th June 2021 FundingPublic voting to close 12 July on TSB Bank kickstarter fund candidates.
24th June 2021 Funding / RTOThe regions of Waikato, Rotorua, Taupō, and Ruapehu will produce a total of 15 events across the area with an initial round of funding worth $1.6m from the Thermal Explorer Regional Events Fund (REF).
10th June 2021 FundingWharf project receives $2 million, while Hamilton-Waikato Tourism gets one-off grant of $575,000 over three year period.
10th June 2021 Events / FundingNew Zealand International Science Festival and New Zealand Masters Games get funds to improve marketing power.
31st May 2021 Employment / FundingA pivot away from tourism leaves councils scrambling to reorganise their funding base, says LGNZ.
27th May 2021 Funding / GovernmentBut details released by Stuart Nash show commercial interests need to invest 50% to secure funding.
27th May 2021 FundingWaikato Culture Park is seeking $500,000 crowdfunding platform Pledge Me to raise funds for its proposed development.
26th May 2021 CEDA / FundingThe agency will look for funding for two tourism-related developments in the Manawatū.
25th May 2021 Events / FundingFunding reprioritized as not committed through a contestable process.
19th May 2021 Funding / GovernmentMinister missed chance to provide any support to sector.
10th May 2021 Cycling / FundingAnother $7m will fund new and upgraded cycle and walking trails in Central Otago.
7th May 2021 Cycle / FundingThe government is investing $6.745m in the Queenstown Trails Realignment Project,
7th May 2021 Events / FundingInformational workshop to be held, applications to close 8 June.
5th May 2021 Funding / GovernmentThe finance minister says pre-Covid tourist growth “was not sustainable, from an economic or environmental perspective”.
12th April 2021 Events / FundingApplications for Queenstown Lakes District Council’s annual events fund are open with “special consideration” being placed on sustainability.
12th April 2021 Culture / FundingThe first round of funding for Ngā Puninga Toi ā-Ahurea me ngā Kaupapa Cultural Installations and Events has opened.
6th April 2021 Art / FundingFunds provided over three years as part of wider arts and culture Covid-19 recovery programme.
6th April 2021 Events / FundingTotal $105,000 available, with $25,000 for early-stage projects.
29th March 2021 DWC / FundingThe new $5m Glacier Country Business Support Fund aims to protect communities in the hard hit region.
19th March 2021 Events / FundingThe Southern Lakes Events Investment Panel has opened applications for its Business Events Incentive Scheme.
11th March 2021 Events / FundingNineteen events are collectively set to attract 72,301 out-of-region visitors and pump an additional $18.4m of visitor spend into the region.
4th March 2021 DWC / FundingThe cash would come from a $128m fund managed by DWC trustees and established in 2001 when the region lost its indigenous forestry industry.
9th February 2021 Funding / HotelsNew Zealand’s hospitality sector could look to South Australia’s voucher system to boost the economy, says the South Australian Tourism Commission.
27th January 2021 Events / FundingCreative and cultural event organisers will be able to apply for a funding boost when the Creative and Cultural Events Incubator Fund opens on 1 February.
19th January 2021 Events / FundingApplications for the first round of the $8.5m Southern Lakes Regional Events Fund are now open.
18th December 2020 Events / FundingThe Government will invest $3.75m in a North Island tourism alliance aimed at developing events for visitors along the Thermal Explorer Highway.
13th November 2020 Funding / WellingtonNZWellingtonNZ received enough registrations to fully allocate the Covid-19 Business and Tourism Transitions funding.
20th October 2020 Funding / GovernmentThe group hoped a new tourism minister would move quickly to investigate better ways of providing support for the tourism sector.
15th October 2020 Conferences / FundingA new annual subvention fund will be used to attract global conferences to the city.
5th October 2020 Funding / TIATourism Industry Aotearoa expects its intrest-free loan scheme for adventure tourism operators to cost less than $80,000.
30th September 2020 Funding / RoadsWellington City Council has secured $1m from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to design four Innovating Streets pilots with the community.
30th September 2020 FundingThe redevelopment of the Olympic pool in Gisborne Tairāwhiti will soon be under way.
29th September 2020 FundingThe Government has announced funding for historic buildings as well as several long term Māori development projects.
24th September 2020 Funding / GovernmentTourism businesses needing digital transformation support to adapt to a Covid-era market can now tap into the Government’s $20m digital capability funding.
21st September 2020 FundingWhanganui & Partners is encouraging businesses affected by Covid-19 to take advantage of the business support available.
11th September 2020 Events / FundingThe $19m support for Auckland and Northland from the Government’s Regional Events Fund was a welcome “shot in the arm”, says Auckland mayor Phil Goff.
10th September 2020 DOC / FundingTe Rūnanga o Ngāti Mutunga has gained a $48,144 grant for a range of work in the Taramoukou Conservation Area in the northern Taranaki.
9th September 2020 Conservation / FundingThe investment would create 42 new jobs and enable native plants and wildlife to thrive in Wellington.
8th September 2020 Funding / PGFThe Government will invest $8.5m to restore a historic reserve at Ruapekapeka Pā in the Far North.
4th September 2020 Funding / NelsonThe Government will invest up to $20m to redevelop Golden Bay’s Port Tarakohe.
2nd September 2020 Events / FundingAmong the 200 events supported are Conventions & Incentives New Zealand’s MEETINGS
31st August 2020 Events / FundingThe Government has launched its Pasifika Festivals Initiative, which will provide funds to help Pasifika events recover from the impact of Covid-19.
