News and releases

Applications are now open for round 10 of the Maintaining the Quality of Great Rides Fund, closing on 01 March 2019.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is welcoming the findings of a review into Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) processes around deportations carried out by Mike Heron QC and will be implementing all the recommendations.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) have worked in partnership to improve access to funding for critical tourism infrastructure, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced today.

The latest International Visitor Survey results released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) show spending by international visitors increased seven per cent to $11.1 billion for the year to September 2018.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is leading an in-depth policy and operational review to better understand temporary migrant worker exploitation in New Zealand and identify impactful and enduring solutions.

The Great Rides of the New Zealand Cycle Trail received a $770,000 investment today through the ninth round of the Maintaining the Quality of Great Rides Fund.

A 15 kilometre extension to the Great Lake Trail has been granted $245,000 through the Ngā Haerenga, the New Zealand Cycle Trail: Enhancement and Extension Fund.

The official 2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism opening ceremony will be held at Te Papa in February 2019 and coincides with the hosting of 2,300-year-old Chinese artefacts as a part of the Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality exhibition.

The Government has announced that the annual Refugee Quota will be increased from 1,000 to 1,500 from July 2020.

Published today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, the Tourism Data Domain Plan sets out the main priorities for tourism statistics. Based on agreement by industry and government stakeholders, it provides the strategy for addressing these priorities over the next five to eight years.