27th February 2024 Holiday Parks / HPNZThe holiday parks property market is also active with a number of recent acquisitions and businesses up for sale.
8th February 2024 Holiday Parks / Tasman TourismThe acquisitive holiday park owner is staying true to its word and pumping millions into its expanding portfolio.
14th December 2023 Holiday Parks / Tasman TourismTasman Holiday Parks says it has completed an $8m renovation of its Papamoa Beach holiday park in time for the summer holiday period.
6th December 2023 Holiday Parks / HPNZAn audacious goal to increase the number of guest nights in the campground sector to more than 10 million is a top priority for Holiday Parks New Zealand’s Fergus Brown this summer.
26th September 2023 Holiday Parks / TOP 10TOP 10 Holiday Parks has been nominated as a finalist in the 2023 Westpac NZ Franchise Awards.
1st August 2023 Holiday Parks / SustainabilityOperators’ better use of food resources and cutting waste have been recognised as holiday parks aim for greener outcomes.
28th July 2023 Holiday Parks / HPNZThe industry celebrates its best at the Holiday Parks New Zealand Awards.
28th July 2023 Holiday Parks / HPNZData, decarbonisation, and the work-life balance are some of the key elements that can help holiday parks succeed, according to an industry panel.
27th July 2023 Holiday Parks / HPNZOperators and industry are gathering in Rotorua for the annual Holiday Parks New Zealand conference.
17th July 2023 Holiday Parks / HPNZA renewed sense of optimism is sweeping the industry with some operators investing more than $1m in upgrades.
26th June 2023 Hampshire / Holiday ParksAustralia’s Hampshire Holiday Parks Limited has been granted Overseas Investment Office approval for the leasehold of five sites in Queenstown and Wānaka containing holiday parks and campgrounds.
26th June 2023 Holiday Parks / HPNZOptimism in NZ’s holiday parks sector declined in June with almost 25% of businesses expressing pessimism – the largest dip recorded for the month in three years.
28th April 2023 Holiday Parks / Tasman TourismPukeroa Oruawhata Trust has collaborated with Tasman Holiday Parks to revive a former Top 10 Holiday Park in Rotorua.
13th April 2023 Holiday Parks / HPNZConfidence in the sector is the highest it has been since the pandemic, says HPNZ.
4th November 2022 Holiday Parks / NZ Tourism AwardsIn a series of profiles leading up to next Thursday’s event, the Ticker talks to Russell-Orongo Bay Holiday Park, a finalist in the Māori Tourism Award.
19th October 2022 Holiday Parks / HPNZNew Zealand holiday parks generate average annual income of $1.15m each with larger properties earning more than double that, according to a sample of the industry.
4th October 2022 Holiday Parks / SustainabilitySummer bookings are coming in thick and fast at Tasman Holiday Park Te Anau – and visitors are already seeing first-hand how the operator is creating a sustainable future for guests – and the business.
30th September 2022 Holiday Parks / Tasman TourismThe acquisitive operator plans to invest in the business, bringing jobs and visitors to the Bay of Plenty.
20th September 2022 Holiday ParksThe positive sentiment comes as the domestic market wanes from its 2020/21 highs.
13th September 2022 Awards / Holiday ParksAthenree Hot Springs and Holiday Park has picked up the Tourism Business of the Year Award at the 2022 Katikati and Waihi Beach Community Business Awards.
3rd August 2022 Awards / Holiday ParksTOP 10 Hanmer Springs owners Jacqui and Dean Anderson are riding the high from their recent People’s Choice win at the recent Hospitality New Zealand Award.
4th July 2022 Holiday Parks / Tasman TourismAfter snapping up NZ assets, the company turns to refurbishment and renovation to add value.
15th June 2022 Holiday Parks / TOP 10The travel revival is bringing in some fresh challenges for holiday parks as Kiwis plan holidays overseas instead of New Zealand’s backyard, with few international visitors to fill in the gaps.
14th June 2022 Holiday Parks / HPNZHot pools and winter experiences are strong marketing opportunities for holiday parks.
4th March 2022 Holiday Parks / HPNZKiwi holidaymakers have helped keep guest nights up at pre-Covid levels for holiday parks’ busiest month, says Holiday Parks New Zealand.
19th January 2022 Covid-19 / Holiday ParksFive holiday parks have reported Covid cases so far this summer – much fewer than expected, say relieved industry leaders.
28th October 2021 Holiday Parks / Tasman TourismThe acquisitive holiday park investor snaps up another property and readies a war chest for further purchases.
12th August 2021 Holiday Parks / Tasman TourismHoliday park operator Tasman Tourism New Zealand is hoping to expand its portfolio of assets and create a database of potential employees to tap when the time is right.
6th August 2021 Holiday Parks / HPNZCamp Glenorchy Eco Retreat scooped top prize at the Holiday Park NZ 2021 Awards held in Blenheim last night.
7th July 2021 Holiday Parks / HPNZHoliday parks had not escaped the impacts of Covid but are surviving due to a strong domestic base.
11th June 2021 Holiday ParksRelocatable homes need to be connected to water and wastewater drainage, tent stay maximum of 50 days.
10th May 2021 Holiday ParksCromwell Holiday Park has closed its doors after 30 years of operating.
27th April 2021 Holiday ParksRussell-Orongo Bay Holiday Park is providing childcare support and education programmes in an effort to diversify.
17th December 2020 Holiday ParksConstruction of Kennedy Park Resort’s new bathroom, kitchen and laundry facilities have been completed.
7th December 2020 Holiday ParksHoliday Parks New Zealand is calling for Kiwis to holiday later in the summer to help the struggling tourism industry,
13th November 2020 Holiday ParksAfter selling two holiday parks to overseas investors, TOP 10 chair Ian Smith and wife Vicki are looking for more.
11th November 2020 Holiday Parks / PGFThe Government’s Provincial Growth Fund is providing $527,250 to replace the freshwater system at the Matauri Bay Holiday Park.
10th November 2020 For Sale / Holiday ParksFernland Spa in Tauranga is on the market for sale for the first time nearly 30 years.
2nd October 2020 Acquisitions / Holiday ParksThe acquisition of three holiday parks by overseas investors could start a trend, say industry experts.
9th July 2020 Environment / Holiday ParksOwner Uwe Kroll said it was a first for a TOP 10 holiday park.
7th July 2020 Holiday Parks / RentalTOP 10 Holiday Parks has teamed up with Tourism Holdings-owned Britz motorhomes to open a raft of pop-up motorhome branches across the country.
5th June 2020 Holiday Parks / HPNZMany regions reported takings on par with previous years for the same weekend, despite few international visitors remaining in the country.
6th May 2020 Holiday Parks / NapierKennedy Park Resort in Napier has begun construction of a $1.75m bathroom, kitchen and laundry facility.
18th March 2020 Covid-19 / Holiday ParksThe Southern District Health Board is alerting people who may have been in locations in Queenstown and Christchurch that they may have come into contact with the eight case of COVID-19, a Danish tourist.
28th January 2020 Holiday ParksThe redevelopment of Frankton Motor Camp is set to begin at the end of the month in a move that will add “much needed” camping capacity to the Queenstown region.
17th December 2019 Holiday Parks / HPNZThe winner of the Marsh Tourism Industry Champion Award takes a look at this year’s challenges and achievements.
16th December 2019 Holiday ParksA North Island holiday park owner has been banned as an employer and ordered to pay a record $680,350 in penalties and unpaid wage to three migrant workers.
17th September 2019 Holiday Parks / HPNZThe increasing amount of holiday park dollars spent in local communities across the country has been highlighted in a new report into regional business expenditure.
16th September 2019 Holiday ParksThames Coromandel District Council-owned Tairua Campground has been leased by locals Joe Ferguson and Ruby Woodruffe.
5th August 2019 Conference / Holiday ParksAround 270 holiday parks professionals were in Wellington last week for the Holiday Parks Conference 2019.
