Recent Wins
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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Recent Wins
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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Recent Wins
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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Recent Wins
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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Recent Wins
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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Recent Wins
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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Recent Wins
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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Recent Wins
Improving Visiting Driver Safety
TIA is spearheading tourism industry efforts to improve visiting driver safety.
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