Govt fund open to all comers to drive tourism innovation

Govt fund open to all comers to drive tourism innovation
Milford Sound remains one of NZ's tourism drawcards. (Image: RealNZ)
Paul McBeth
The government’s $54.2 million fund to invest alongside firms to help nudge New Zealand’s tourism sector into a more sustainable model will be open to all and sundry, if they can give ministers the most bangs for the bucks.The initiative reallocated unspent money from the government’s covid cushion for the sector in this year’s budget to support tourism’s recovery from the pandemic while also pushing it in the lower-volume, higher-value direction mooted by tourism minister Stuart Nash and many within the sector.Nas...

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