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Recent Wins

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Staffing pressures eased for Queenstown area

Following our recent survey, Immigration New Zealand has added 21 more hospitality and tourism occupations to the Queenstown-Tāhuna area undersupply list.

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Public transport distancing requirements relaxed

The Government will allow airlines to safely use all of the seats on their domestic flights under Level 2.

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Concession relief supports tourism survival

The waiving of Department of Conservation concession fees for 15 months is a huge relief for hundreds of tourism businesses, and will support their survival and recovery.

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Targeted extension to the Wage Subsidy Scheme

Budget 2020 support for New Zealand’s devastated tourism businesses sends good signals that the Government has recognised the industry’s needs and will be an active partner in its recovery.

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Tourism industry will sleep better without bed tax

The Productivity Commission has dropped its support for local bed taxes and has accepted Tourism Industry Aotearoa’s position that international visitors are already more than paying their way, primarily through the GST system.

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Ziptrek Ecotours Steve Marchement Bobs Peak Queenstown
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Work visa changes to support NZ tourism employers

Changes to the temporary work visa process should support New Zealand’s tourism industry to find the workers it needs, particularly in regions like Queenstown, TIA says.

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TIA and government agree on joint strategic tourism priorities

TIA and government agencies have agreed on five joint priority areas for immediate action to ensure a sustainable tourism future for New Zealand.

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Multi-million-dollar funding boost to encourage more Kiwis to go with tourism

The Government is awarding $5.2 million from the new International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) to help promote and attract talent into the visitor economy through the expansion of the Go with Tourism initiative.

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Active Adventures New Zealand Oh the Serenity Hump Ridge Track Fiordland by Alexandra Malcolm
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DOC's focus on tourism

Implementation of the visitor strategy is a priority for the Department of Conservation's tourism team. This is a great win for tourism, and something TIA has been advocating strongly for.

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Tourism industry becoming more sustainable

New Zealand’s $39 billion tourism industry became slightly more sustainable in
2018 compared to the previous year, according to a Performance Dashboard
produced by Tourism Industry Aotearoa.

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Abel Tasman Canyons Waterfall slide by Lee den Haan
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Adventure Tourism

TIA and the Recreation Aotearoa have persuaded WorkSafe NZ to commit to the maintenance of the suite of existing Activity Safety Guidelines for the adventure tourism and commercial outdoor recreation sectors.

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Rangitikei River by Bijmin Swart River Valley
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The value of water

In May 2017, the Ministry for the Environment advised it was looking into the value of natural capital for tourism use. That was one of our recommendations in our Clean Water submission and is a win for TIA.

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Improving Visiting Driver Safety

TIA is spearheading tourism industry efforts to improve visiting driver safety.

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