News and releases

Winter storms and flooding in June and July severely damaged some of New Zealand’s 22 Great Rides, which are part of Ngā Haerenga, the New Zealand Cycle Trails network.

31 Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs) have secured investments in the form of grants ranging from $400,000 and up to $1.5 million each from the $26.6 million allocated in the Tourism Communities: Support, Recovery and Reset Plan announced in May.

The first Annual Performance Report of the IVL outlines the performance and status of the 10 initial IVL projects.

Post-event reporting on the 36th America’s Cup (AC36) has been released today.

Nationwide, 57 projects from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands have received support from the latest round of decisions from the Tourism Infrastructure Fund (TIF).

Applications for Round 5 of the TIF are now open and will close on Friday 30 April 2021 at 5pm.

Cycle trails and cycle and walking tourism are more popular than ever, with nearly two million trips on the country’s Great Rides in one year.