Tourism
PM on border reopening plan: 'We're ready to welcome the world back'
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand's borders will be open to vaccinated Australians from 11.59 pm on 12 April.
SkyCity to bolster staff numbers as international borders set to reopen
Casino operator SkyCity is set to go on a major recruitment drive as the country's borders reopen for international tourism.
NZ 'back on the map': Recruitment, more flights, and calls for vaccine pass removal
The various groups says the past two years have been incredibly tough, but this long-awaited news provides them certainty, allows for gradual rebuild of tourism and will save operators from collapse.
Auckland welcomes return of travellers, but staff urgently need
It's the news Auckland's downtown has been longing for - tourism is coming back, and sooner than expected.
Vaccinated Australians are now welcome from April 13.
Vaccinated travellers from other… Video, Audio
Paihia businesses ready to say haere mai to tourists again
Bay of Islands businesses are getting ready to say haere mai to tourists.
In Paihia, where jobs and livelihoods are hanging by a thread, the earlier opening dates are just the news locals needed.
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Board of Airline Representatives welcomes border reopening
Aotearoa is ready to welcome back the world, but how are they going to get here.
The number of international carriers coming into the country has slimmed down considerably since Covid hit.
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Tourism sector says return to pre-Covid numbers will take years
The welcome mat is out for tourists but it could be another four years before Aotearoa's back to pre-Covid visitor numbers.
And the industry says it will need extra financial help despite today's… Video, Audio
NZ ready to welcome world back - Jacinda Ardern
New Zealand is ready to welcome the world back - that's the message from the Prime Ministerial podium - as the country's reopening is accelerated.
The timeline for easing border restrictions has… Audio
'Apart from lockdown, the last few weeks have been the toughest' - Tourism industry
Tourism operators are not expecting an immediate flood of visitors when the border finally opens, but are hoping to at least have Australian visitors in by Easter. Audio
Tourism operators keen for border reopen announcement today
Later today The government is expected to announce that they are bringing forward the date at which the country's borders reopen to international visitors. Our tourism operators are, as you'd expect… Audio
Tourism operators seek certainty from PM's border announcement
Tourism operators are hopeful the border could be open in time for Australians to eat our hot cross buns this Easter.
Tourism operators hoping for international travellers by Easter
Tourism operators are hopeful the border could be open in time for Aussies to eat our hot cross buns this Easter.
The Prime Minister is due to announce plans to fast-track the reopening of the border… Audio
Tourism staffing concerns ahead of border reopening
The Tourism Minister has acknowledged businesses are concerned about staffing ahead of the border reopening, but says support will be there.
Two new Matariki winter festivals to get funding
Two new winter festivals marking Matariki have received government backing with hopes they will become internationally significant.
International airlines slow flight bookings to NZ due to high fuel price, low load
Forward bookings by international air travellers have gone soft after the initial spike, following last month's easing of border restrictions.
Tourism recovery fund only a stopgap fix, operators say
Tourism businesses in the five hardest-hit regions say targeted government funding has been a boon but not a silver bullet.
Lake Dunstan cycle trail eclipses expectations in first year
Otago's new cycle trail has eclipsed expectations in its first year, with nearly ten times more visitors than predicted.
The Lake Dunstan cycle trail opened in May last year and goes from Cromwell to… Video, Audio
Tourism NZ says industry will focus on reopening 'rehiring and hiring new staff'
The head of Tourism New Zealand says 2022 looks like the year of reopening, but he acknowledges it will be a bumpy road ahead.
Cruise ship industry wants more certainty, sooner, about maritime border reopening
Cruise companies say they do not know when they will be able to return to Aotearoa and their preparation deadline is rapidly approaching.
Cruise industry wants maritime border opened
The cruise ship industry is urging the government to hurry up and reopen the maritime border.
The government has announced a phased reopening of the border but it's focused on air, not sea travel.
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