Sorry PM, returning expats aren't a huge tourism milestone

Sorry PM, returning expats aren't a huge tourism milestone
Kiwis can get back into the country, when will tourists return? (Image: Getty)
Paul McBeth
If the government was hoping the early return of quarantine-free travel for New Zealanders would help ease some of the tensions in the tourism sector, it’s sorely mistaken.The nudges and winks that are useful in getting the message around Molesworth Street don’t travel much further afield and aren’t nearly concrete enough for the plethora of small businesses around the country to have the confidence to invest their ever-dwindling resources.Prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s announcement that expats locked out of their...

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