NZ tourism suffering from 'systemic issues', funding shortfall

NZ tourism suffering from 'systemic issues', funding shortfall
Local authorities need certainty of funding for infrastructure. (Image: Depositphotos)
Brent Melville
Tourism was worth more than $41 billion to the New Zealand economy before the pandemic response wiped almost all of the $17.7b worth of visitor spending off the books over the 2020/2021 season. That was a fifth of the country’s export earnings, compared to the dairy industry’s $15.6b and $7.6b for meat product exports. In economic terms, its direct and indirect contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) for the year to March 2020 was $27b, or about 9.1% of GDP, according to the Statistics NZ tourism satellite accoun...

More Tourism

Wellington's blue sky boondoggle
Infrastructure

Pattrick Smellie: Wellington's blue sky boondoggle

Is the capital's airport serious, or is Infratil just trying to pump value?

Pattrick Smellie 22 Nov 2024
Turin is a chocolate lover’s Italian dream
Tourism

Turin is a chocolate lover’s Italian dream

City’s gourmet specialties include an upscale version of Nutella.

Short-changing water investment affects 90,000 NZers
Policy Turning the Tap

Short-changing water investment affects 90,000 NZers

Boil notices for drinking water persist for years in some parts of the country.

Zack Newman 22 Oct 2024
Against the odds, London pubs now among city’s top eateries
The Life

Against the odds, London pubs now among city’s top eateries

Great food and drink make businesses viable in a way that traditional pubs are not.

Bloomberg 20 Oct 2024