The 3 business initiatives

Targeted Tourism support was available to the 5 South Island communities most impacted by the loss of international visitors.

About the initiatives

As part of the 2021 Tourism Communities: Support, Recovery and Re-Set Plan, funding was allocated to the 5 communities most impacted by the loss of international visitors: Queenstown Lakes, Southland, Kaikōura, Mackenzie and Westland Districts.

3 of the targeted initiatives provided direct support to tourism businesses in these communities.

The 3 business initiatives are:

  • $10 million Business Advisory Support to enable businesses to receive expert advice and support, such as on changing target markets, or scaling their business (up to $5,000 per business).
  • $10 million in grants for businesses to implement business advice received (up to $5,000 per business).
  • $49 million Tourism Kick-start Fund to help existing tourism businesses (that engaged in hibernation-like activities) scale up in preparation for the return of international visitors ($10,000-$50,000 per business).

Applications to each of these initiatives closed on 31 August 2022. An overview of funding approved through each initiative is provided in the sections below. Please note that the figures are subject to minor amendments, as required.

How were the 5 communities chosen?

When designing the Tourism Communities: Support, Recovery and Re-set Plan, the Government used the following criteria to assess which areas were most affected by the loss of international tourism and could therefore receive targeted support:

  1. That more than 10% of the region’s expenditure was on tourism in 2019
  2. That more than 50% of tourism spending in the district in 2019 was by international visitors (rather than domestic visitors)
  3. That consumer spending in the district, across all industries, had decreased by more than 10% for the year January 2020-2021.

The first 2 criteria helped to understand how reliant on international tourism these communities were prior to COVID-19. The third criterion demonstrates how the loss of international tourism has impacted not only the industry itself, but also the broader economies in these communities.

Organisations delivering the 3 business initiatives

The Business Advisory Support initiative was provided through the Regional Business Partner (RBP) Network, as this existing network was already capable of providing advice and connecting businesses to external support. The remaining grants to implement advice and Tourism Kick-start Fund initiatives were delivered by Lead Entities, who have local knowledge and expertise in their communities.

The Lead Entities are:

  • Christchurch NZ (for Kaikōura and Mackenzie Districts)
  • Great South (for Southland District)
  • Queenstown Lakes District Council / Business Sounth Inc. (for Queenstown Lakes District)
  • Development West Coast (for Westland District).

Business Advisory Support – Funding approved

Applications to this initiative were open from 31 August 2021 to 31 August 2022.

District/Lead Entity Funding approved (through RBP Network Number of businesses that accessed support Further information
Queenstown Lakes/Queenstown Lakes District Council

$4,543,964

985 Economic development(external link) — Queenstown Lakes District Council
Westland/Development West Coast $656,881  146 Tourism recovery & Re-set kickstart plan(external link) — Development West Coast
Southland/Great South $429,192 99 Tourism Communities Funding Results(external link) — Great South
Mackenzie/ChristchurchNZ $423,772 113 Tourism communities initiatives(external link) — ChristchurchNZ
Kaikōura/ChristchurchNZ $449,013 144 Tourism communities initiatives(external link) — ChristchurchNZ
Total $6,502,822 1487  

Grants to implement advice – Funding approved

Applications to this initiative were open from 31 August 2021 to 31 August 2022.

District / Lead Entity Funding approved by Lead Entity Number of businesses that accessed support Further information
Queenstown Lakes / Queenstown Lakes District Council $4,619,694 951 Support recovery reset plan(external link) — Queenstown Lakes District Council
Westland / Development West Coast $738,433 153 Tourism recovery & Re-set kickstart plan(external link) — Development West Coast
Southland / Great South $487,018  102 Tourism communities funding results(external link) — Great South
Mackenzie / ChristchurchNZ $462,436 97  Tourism communities initiatives(external link) — ChristchurchNZ
Kaikōura / ChristchurchNZ $502,828  111  Tourism communities initiatives(external link) — ChristchurchNZ
Total $6,810,409 1,414  

Tourism Kick-start Fund – Funding approved

Applications to this initiative were open from 1 April 2022 to 31 August 2022. The opening date aligned with the return of international visitors from Australia.

District / Lead Entity Funding approved by Lead Entity Number of businesses that accessed support Further information
Queenstown Lakes / Queenstown Lakes District Council $13,902,617 460 Support recovery reset plan(external link) — Queenstown Lakes District Council
Westland / Development West Coast $2,526,894  89  Tourism recovery & Re-set kickstart plan(external link) — Development West Coast
Southland / Great South $1,779,353  66  Tourism communities funding results(external link) — Great South
Mackenzie / ChristchurchNZ $1,343,312  48  Tourism communities initiatives(external link) — ChristchurchNZ
Kaikōura / ChristchurchNZ $441,256  22  Tourism communities initiatives(external link) — ChristchurchNZ
Total

$19,933,432

685  

A total of 685 businesses received support through the Tourism Kick-start Fund. Key recipient details for this fund are provided below and are segmented by district.

Tourism Kick-start Fund - Queenstown Lakes District recipients

Business Name Grant approved (either $10,000 - $25,000 or $25,001 - $50,000)
1876 Bar & Restaurant $25,001 - $50,000
301 Limited $10,000 - $25,000
45South Tandem Hang Gliding $10,000 - $25,000
601 LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
A F Freedom Limited t/a Erik's Fish and Chips $25,001 - $50,000
A&H HOSPITALITY LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Abba Court Motel $25,001 - $50,000
Absoloot Hostel QT $25,001 - $50,000
Addstaff ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Adventure and Education Holdings Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Adventure Group Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Adventure Junkies $10,000 - $25,000
Adventure Q2 Hostel $25,001 - $50,000
ADVENTURE QUEENSTOWN HOSTEL & CHALET LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Airspreso Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
Albatross Travel $10,000 - $25,000
Alexis Motor Lodge $25,001 - $50,000
ALLISON LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
ALPHA GIFTS $25,001 - $50,000
Alpine Distribution Queenstown Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Alpine Heliski Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Alpine Image Company Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Alpine Lodge Backpackers $10,000 - $25,000
ALPINE LUXURY TOURS LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
ALPINE VILLAGE APARTMENTS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Alpine Wine Tours $25,001 - $50,000
Altitude Tours $25,001 - $50,000
Amanda Murray $10,000 - $25,000
Amber Lodge $10,000 - $25,000
aMoment Wedding $25,001 - $50,000
Aotea Gifts Mall $25,001 - $50,000
Aotea Gifts Queenstown Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Apartment 605 $10,000 - $25,000
Apartment 801 & 801A $10,000 - $25,000
Appellation Wine Tours $25,001 - $50,000
Armstrong Aviation Services Limited $10,000 - $25,000
ARROWTOWN MOTEL APARTMENTS $10,000 - $25,000
ASHOURIAN PARTNERSHIP $10,000 - $25,000
Asian Mart Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
Aspen Lodge Backpackers $10,000 - $25,000
Aspiring Catering $25,001 - $50,000
Aspiring Guides $25,001 - $50,000
aspiring lodge motel $25,001 - $50,000
Asure Brookvale Motel $10,000 - $25,000
AURA QUEENSTOWN LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Autoline Motel Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
AVIONYX LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Awesome Journey $10,000 - $25,000
Barna Csongor SZOCS $10,000 - $25,000
Basecamp Adventures $10,000 - $25,000
Bearwood Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Beautiful Bridal Hair $10,000 - $25,000
BEAUTIFUL STAY LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Bella Vista Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
BELOW ZERO ICE BAR $25,001 - $50,000
Ben Lomond Journeys $10,000 - $25,000
BESPOKE WEDDINGS AND EVENTS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Black DIamond Property $25,001 - $50,000
BLACK PETREL INVESTMENTS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Black Sheep Backpackers Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
Black ZQN $25,001 - $50,000
BlackGold Queenstown $10,000 - $25,000
Blanket Bay Lodge $25,001 - $50,000
Blue Moon Rummage $10,000 - $25,000
Boliwood $25,001 - $50,000
BONZ $25,001 - $50,000
Braden Currie $10,000 - $25,000
Brazz $25,001 - $50,000
Break One Clay Target Sports $10,000 - $25,000
Browns Boutique Hotel $10,000 - $25,000
Canyoning New Zealand $10,000 - $25,000
Capitol Holdings $10,000 - $25,000
Captains Restaurant & Bar, and Crew Room ( ex Fat Lamb) $25,001 - $50,000
Cargo Brewery $25,001 - $50,000
CCR (OPERATIONS) LP $25,001 - $50,000
Central Drycleaning Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Chalet Queenstown $10,000 - $25,000
CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD $25,001 - $50,000
Charles Edwin and Lynley Anne Solomon $10,000 - $25,000
Charlie Brown Crepes and The Willows Wānaka $10,000 - $25,000
Chris McLennan Photography $10,000 - $25,000
Clearbrook Motels Wānaka $25,001 - $50,000
Cody’s Restaurant $25,001 - $50,000
Concierge Queenstown $10,000 - $25,000
CORONET CLEANERS LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Coronet Lodge $10,000 - $25,000
Coronet Peak Tandem Paragliding and Hang gliding $25,001 - $50,000
CORONET VIEW LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Cowboy's $25,001 - $50,000
Cranbury Court Apartments $25,001 - $50,000
Creating Tracks NZ $10,000 - $25,000
Criffel Peak View B&B and Apartment $10,000 - $25,000
Crowne Plaza Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
Dawn Thomson Photography $10,000 - $25,000
Deep Canyon $25,001 - $50,000
DEVIL BURGER QUEENSTOWN LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Devold Wānaka $10,000 - $25,000
DF Souvenirs $25,001 - $50,000
Discover Wānaka & Wānaka Wine Tours - Southern Tourism Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
DISTINCTION WĀNAKA LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Distinctive NZ $25,001 - $50,000
DJO GERARD T/A Astrofix $10,000 - $25,000
Doddsy's Hunting $10,000 - $25,000
Double Black Cafe $25,001 - $50,000
Dream Big Tours Limited $10,000 - $25,000
DREAM TRAVEL LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Easyski Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Eco Wānaka Adventures $10,000 - $25,000
Ecolodgings Limited $10,000 - $25,000
Edgewater Resort Hotel Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
EICHARDT'S HOTEL MANAGEMENT LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Element Escapes $25,001 - $50,000
Engaged Media $10,000 - $25,000
ESY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
EVENT HOTELS (NZ) LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Everything Travel Group Limited $25,001 - $50,000
EXCLUSIVE ADVENTURES NEW ZEALAND LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Explore Life Glamping $10,000 - $25,000
Fairway Motel and Apartments $25,001 - $50,000
Fallon Photography Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Family Adventures Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Fantail Weddings $10,000 - $25,000
Farellis Trattoria $25,001 - $50,000
FINE FOOD BROKERS $25,001 - $50,000
Finz Seafood and Grill $25,001 - $50,000
FIR AND MYRTLE LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Flying Trestles Catering $25,001 - $50,000
Four Square Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
Frankton House Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Gather and Gold Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Gforce Paraglding $25,001 - $50,000
Gibbston Valley Cheese $25,001 - $50,000
Gina & Partners $10,000 - $25,000
Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters $25,001 - $50,000
Glenorchy Animal Experience $10,000 - $25,000
GLENORCHY MOTELS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
GLOBAL ADVENTURE TRAVEL COMPANY LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Global Culture $25,001 - $50,000
Global Guiding ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Global Publications $25,001 - $50,000
Go Jets Wānaka $10,000 - $25,000
GO Rentals (Auckland) Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Gogi Jip Korean BBQ Restaurant $10,000 - $25,000
Gold Nugget $25,001 - $50,000
Goldfield Rental Properties $10,000 - $25,000
Goldfields Camp LTD $10,000 - $25,000
Goldfields Jewellers $25,001 - $50,000
GOOD GROUP LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Good Rotations / Noko Studio $10,000 - $25,000
Goodstays Queenstown Limited $25,001 - $50,000
GREEN TOAD LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Green Toad Summer Hire and Gifts $10,000 - $25,000
GURNARD 2011 LIMITED T/A 2. Habana Boutique Rum Bar and Bar Up $25,001 - $50,000
Haka Lodge Queenstown Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Hamish Learmonth Architecture $10,000 - $25,000
HAPPY TRAVELS NZ LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Hatch Fishing $10,000 - $25,000
HAWKEYE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
HAWLING HOLDINGS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Heartland Hotel Queenstown / A-Line Hotel $25,001 - $50,000
Heli Weddings $25,001 - $50,000
HENDERSON TRADING LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Hidden Lakes (2008) Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
High Country Horses $25,001 - $50,000
Hilton Queenstown Resort and Spa $25,001 - $50,000
Hitched In Paradise - Wildly Romantic Weddings & Elopements $10,000 - $25,000
Holiday Inn Queenstown Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Hook $25,001 - $50,000
Hop on Hop off Wine Tours $10,000 - $25,000
Host My Home $10,000 - $25,000
Hotel St Moritz $25,001 - $50,000
HQ New Zealand $25,001 - $50,000
Hulbert House $10,000 - $25,000
Hurleys of Queenstown $10,000 - $25,000
Imagine NZ Travel $25,001 - $50,000
IMPERIUM GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
IMPERIUM MARINE LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
In2Food Catering $25,001 - $50,000
inthepink design store $10,000 - $25,000
Ivy & Lola's Kitchen & Bar $25,001 - $50,000
J M SCURR & CO $10,000 - $25,000
jiajia partnership $25,001 - $50,000
Jodie Adams & The Stoneridge Trust $10,000 - $25,000
Joes Garage Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
JUCY Snooze $25,001 - $50,000
JVL Studio $10,000 - $25,000
KAPA / Chunky / Good $25,001 - $50,000
KAWARAU VILLAGE HOLDINGS LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
KEA Outdoors $10,000 - $25,000
KEEP TRAVELLING NZ LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Kibsgaard Partnership $10,000 - $25,000
Kinloch Lodge Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Kiwi Badger Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Kiwi Birdlife Park $25,001 - $50,000
KLF Gifts $25,001 - $50,000
Knights of NZ 2019 Limited $25,001 - $50,000
KOKORO INVESTMENT LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Koru Coach $25,001 - $50,000
Kota Restaurant & Bar Wānaka $25,001 - $50,000
KT Taxis Wānaka $10,000 - $25,000
La Perle $25,001 - $50,000
LA Social $10,000 - $25,000
Lake Hawea Hunting Safaris $10,000 - $25,000
Lakeland Wānaka $10,000 - $25,000
Lakeside Palace Chinese Restaurant $25,001 - $50,000
Language Schools New Zealand Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
LEARN TO FLY NZ LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
LIANGS TRAVEL SERVICE LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Lighthorse Adventures $25,001 - $50,000
limetreelodge $10,000 - $25,000
Limousine Services Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
Limousine south NZ Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
LITTLE BOTANICA LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Lokal Kitchen & Bar $10,000 - $25,000
Lomond Lodge $25,001 - $50,000
Lone star Queenstown Cafe & Bar $25,001 - $50,000
Lord of the Fries $10,000 - $25,000
Lulu Asian Supermarket $25,001 - $50,000
Lydia Bradey Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Maher Tours Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
MajorDomo Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Mandarin Restaurant $25,001 - $50,000
MANUKA MOTEL LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Maple Lodge Wānaka $10,000 - $25,000
Mary's Sheep/New Zealand Allstars $25,001 - $50,000
MATAKAURI LODGE LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Men-Love Berries $10,000 - $25,000
Mercure Queenstown Resort $25,001 - $50,000
Mikaelknitwear $25,001 - $50,000
Milford Sound Flights $25,001 - $50,000
Milford Sound Scenic Flights $25,001 - $50,000
mi-pad queenstown $10,000 - $25,000
mi-pad queenstown Hotel $25,001 - $50,000
Molly Coronation Lodge $25,001 - $50,000
Morrison's Irish Pub $25,001 - $50,000
MOUNTAIN VIEW BACKPACKERS (2016) LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
mountainhut.nz & dankellysculpture.nz $10,000 - $25,000
Mrs Ferg $25,001 - $50,000
Mule Event Management $25,001 - $50,000
MWH Construction Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
MY LAUNDRY LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
My Thai Lounge $25,001 - $50,000
NEW IMPRESSION PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
NEW ZEALAND FANTASTICA $10,000 - $25,000
NEW ZEALAND FINE TOURING LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
New Zealand Hunting Safari's $10,000 - $25,000
New Zealand Trails $25,001 - $50,000
New Zealand Travel Organiser $25,001 - $50,000
New Zealand-Experience.com Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Nomads Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
NOT YOUR AVERAGE BACKYARD VARIETY SWING LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
NOVOTEL QUEENSTOWN LAKESIDE $25,001 - $50,000
NUGGET POINT HOTEL $25,001 - $50,000
NZ Adventure Travel Guides $10,000 - $25,000
NZ LEISURE LIMITED t/a Ezi Car Rental $25,001 - $50,000
NZ SHOPPING $25,001 - $50,000
NZ WONDERLAND TRAVELS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
NZ Zuche Limited $10,000 - $25,000
NZ-Do Limited $10,000 - $25,000
Octane Coffee Roasters $10,000 - $25,000
OFF ROAD 4X4 LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Off the Wall design store $10,000 - $25,000
OFF-ROAD ADVENTURES QUEENSTOWN LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
OFFROAD EXPEDITIONS QUEENSTOWN LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
One Fine Day Weddings $25,001 - $50,000
ONEDAY WEDDING STUDIO / FELIX IMAGE WEDDING STUDIO $10,000 - $25,000
OREGAN STUDIO - FUTURE Creative $10,000 - $25,000
Outlet Camp Wānaka $25,001 - $50,000
Outside Sports $25,001 - $50,000
OWEN AND RAEWYN WILLIAMS LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
PACIFIC LEATHER NEW ZEALAND LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
PACIFIC TOURWAYS QUEENSTOWN $25,001 - $50,000
Packrafting Queenstown $10,000 - $25,000
Paddle Queenstown $10,000 - $25,000
Paddle Wānaka $10,000 - $25,000
PARADISE PROMOTIONS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Paradise Ziplines $25,001 - $50,000
Partners in Grime $25,001 - $50,000
Pedro's House of Lamb Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
Pencarrow $10,000 - $25,000
Perspective NZ $10,000 - $25,000
Phillip Puckey weddings $10,000 - $25,000
Planit Bnb $10,000 - $25,000
Platinum Queenstown Luxury Villas $25,001 - $50,000
Post Office Lane Bars $25,001 - $50,000
Postmasters Cottage Cafe, Arrowtown $25,001 - $50,000
POUNAMU CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Power on Site Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Prime Restaurant & Bar (Wonderland Hospitality) $25,001 - $50,000
Private Discovery Tours $10,000 - $25,000
Public Kitchen & Bar $25,001 - $50,000
Pure Chaos Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Pure Exploration Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Pure Glenorchy - Lord of the Rings Tours $10,000 - $25,000
PURELAND LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
PURELAND NZ LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Quality Home Services $10,000 - $25,000
Queenies Dumplings $25,001 - $50,000
Queenstown Airport Paper Plus $25,001 - $50,000
Queenstown Bike Taxis and Queenstown Snow Transport $10,000 - $25,000
Queenstown Fishing $10,000 - $25,000
QUEENSTOWN GROUP PHOTOS $10,000 - $25,000
Queenstown Guided Expeditions $10,000 - $25,000
Queenstown Heritage Tours Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
QUEENSTOWN HOLIDAY HOMES LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Queenstown Holiday Park Creeksyde $25,001 - $50,000
QUEENSTOWN HOSPITALITY 2012 LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Queenstown House Bed & Breakfast & Apartments $25,001 - $50,000
Queenstown Isite Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
QUEENSTOWN LIFESTYLE HOLIDAY HOMES LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Queenstown Motel Apartments $10,000 - $25,000
QUEENSTOWN PARK BOUTIQUE HOTEL $25,001 - $50,000
Queenstown Snow Business Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Queenstown Stays $10,000 - $25,000
Queenstown TOP 10 Holiday Park $25,001 - $50,000
Queenstown Wedding Hire $10,000 - $25,000
QUEENSTOWN WEDDING LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Queenstown Wine Trail $25,001 - $50,000
QUEENSTOWN YACHT CLUB LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
QUEENZ ASIAN MART $25,001 - $50,000
Ramada Queenstown Central $25,001 - $50,000
Rata $25,001 - $50,000
Reach Coach $10,000 - $25,000
REAL GUNS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Red Rock $25,001 - $50,000
Relax it's Done $25,001 - $50,000
Relaxaway Holiday Homes $25,001 - $50,000
Remarkable Gifts $25,001 - $50,000
Remarkable Golf Tours $25,001 - $50,000
Remedial Massage Queenstown $10,000 - $25,000
RENT EZI LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
RENT SMART PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Resort Transport $10,000 - $25,000
Retired $10,000 - $25,000
Rhinos Ski Shack Limited T/A Little Mez $25,001 - $50,000
Ridgeline Adventures and REKO Private Guides $10,000 - $25,000
RIPPLE EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Rippled Earth kayaks $10,000 - $25,000
Ritual Espresso Cafe $25,001 - $50,000
RIVERSIDE 2018 LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Road To Beauty $10,000 - $25,000
Roam Clothing/ Uniform Studio / Ruthven+co $25,001 - $50,000
ROBERT GLEN MUSIC LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
ROOKIE ACADEMY (LAKE WĀNAKA) LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
SCENIC NEW ZEALAND LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Scenic Suites Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
Scotties Car Rental $25,001 - $50,000
SEALAND TRADING LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Searle Lane $25,001 - $50,000
Seasons Transfers Services $25,001 - $50,000
Segway on Q $10,000 - $25,000
Seletti Concept Store $25,001 - $50,000
Serious Fun Riverboarding Limited $10,000 - $25,000
Settlers Cottage Accommodation $10,000 - $25,000
Shanghai2Taipei $25,001 - $50,000
Sherwood $25,001 - $50,000
Shotover Canyon Swing $25,001 - $50,000
Shotover Jet $25,001 - $50,000
SIERRA HELO LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Sign It Signs Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Silver Fern Gallery $10,000 - $25,000
Silver Sixpence Skin Clinic $10,000 - $25,000
Simply Perfect Weddings $25,001 - $50,000
SITCo $10,000 - $25,000
SKIPPERS CANYON JET LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Skytrek Tandems Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Snopro $25,001 - $50,000
SOFITEL QUEENSTOWN HOTEL & SPA $25,001 - $50,000
SOUTHERN LAKES HOLIDAYS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
SOUTHERN LAKES INVESTMENT LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
SOUTHERN MARINE LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN ADVENTURES LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Southern Rivers Fly Fishing $10,000 - $25,000
Spice King $10,000 - $25,000
STARCHCH LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Stay Here Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Stay Queenstown $10,000 - $25,000
staysouth.com $25,001 - $50,000
Stoneridge Estate $25,001 - $50,000
Storyworks $25,001 - $50,000
Sunrise Balloons $25,001 - $50,000
Swiss-Belresort Coronet Peak $25,001 - $50,000
Taco Medic (Searle Lane) $25,001 - $50,000
Tahuna Pod Hostel $25,001 - $50,000
Tanken Tours Limited $10,000 - $25,000
Tea Garden $10,000 - $25,000
Team Clean Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
TECH 2 U LTD $10,000 - $25,000
TELFORD HUNTING NZ LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
tempest on Wānaka $10,000 - $25,000
terra mia italian cafe & restaurant $25,001 - $50,000
The Cardrona $10,000 - $25,000
The Dairy Private Hotel or The Central Private Hotel $25,001 - $50,000
THE Digital Marketing Agency $10,000 - $25,000
The Extra Mile $25,001 - $50,000
The Ferry Bed & Breakfast $10,000 - $25,000
THE FLAMING KIWI LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
The Fork and Tap Alehouse and Restaurant $25,001 - $50,000
The Glebe Apartments and Penthouses $25,001 - $50,000
The Gold Shop $25,001 - $50,000
The Good Wedding Company $10,000 - $25,000
The Helicopter Line $25,001 - $50,000
THE HERITAGE HOTEL QUEENSTOWN LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
The London $25,001 - $50,000
THE LOVERS ELOPEMENT CO LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
The Outpost Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
The Rees Hotel, Queenstown $25,001 - $50,000
THE ROAD TRIP LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
The Shan's Lodge $10,000 - $25,000
The Spice Room Queenstown $10,000 - $25,000
The Spice Room Wānaka $25,001 - $50,000
The Spire Hotel $25,001 - $50,000
The Taxidermist Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
THE WHISTLER (2016) LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
The Winery $25,001 - $50,000
The World Bar $25,001 - $50,000
TIAN YI Rentals $25,001 - $50,000
TomTom Production $25,001 - $50,000
Tots On Tour $10,000 - $25,000
Tourism IQ $10,000 - $25,000
Travel With Us $10,000 - $25,000
TURNER HEIGHTS TOWNHOUSES $25,001 - $50,000
U-Fly Wānaka $25,001 - $50,000
Ultimate HIkes $25,001 - $50,000
Ultimate Stays $10,000 - $25,000
Unreel Fishing Queenstown Limited $10,000 - $25,000
VENATOR CARDRONA SAFARIS NZ $25,001 - $50,000
Vicky & Dean Taylor Partnership $10,000 - $25,000
Villa del Lago $25,001 - $50,000
Vinyl Underground Bar $25,001 - $50,000
VisitorPoint $25,001 - $50,000
Wai Hospitality Group $25,001 - $50,000
WAKATIPU FISHING LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
WanaHaka Tours $10,000 - $25,000
Wānaka Bakpaka $10,000 - $25,000
Wānaka Bike Tours $10,000 - $25,000
Wānaka Gourmet Kitchen $25,001 - $50,000
Wānaka Homestead Lodge & Cottages $10,000 - $25,000
Wānaka Luxury Apartments $10,000 - $25,000
Wānaka Paragliding $10,000 - $25,000
Wānaka Souvenirs $10,000 - $25,000
Wānaka View Motel $10,000 - $25,000
Wānaka Water Taxi $10,000 - $25,000
WanakMarquee & Party Hire $25,001 - $50,000
WATERFRONT HOLDINGS LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Watersport World 2012 LTD $25,001 - $50,000
Watson & Wyatt Event Design $10,000 - $25,000
West Meadows Motel $25,001 - $50,000
WHG OAKRIDGE LIMITED $25,001 - $50,000
Whistling Reindeer Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Wilderness Adventures $10,000 - $25,000
Wildlight Safaris $25,001 - $50,000
Wildwire Wānaka $25,001 - $50,000
Willowbrook Country Apartments $10,000 - $25,000
Winnies Gourmet Pizza Restaurant & Bar $25,001 - $50,000
WIREFRAME PRODUCTIONS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000
Wonderland Makarora Lodge $25,001 - $50,000
Wools of Wānaka $25,001 - $50,000
Zest Cakes Queenstown $10,000 - $25,000
ZQN PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED $10,000 - $25,000

Tourism Kick-start Fund – Westland District recipients

Business Name Grant approved (either $10,000 - $25,000 or$25,001 - $50,000)
56 Cron Limited $25,001 - $50,000
58 On Cron AND Punga Grove Motel & Suites $25,001 - $50,000
Across Country Quad Bikes $25,001 - $50,000
Alice May Restaurant $25,001 - $50,000
Alpine Escape $10,000 - $25,000
Alpine Glacier Motel $25,001 - $50,000
Aspen Court Franz Josef AND Aoraki Court Mt Cook Village $25,001 - $50,000
Awatuna Homestead $10,000 - $25,000
Awatuna Sunset Lodge $10,000 - $25,000
Bella Vista Motel - Fox Glacier $25,001 - $50,000
Bella Vista Motel - Franz Josef $25,001 - $50,000
Birdsong Accommodation $10,000 - $25,000
Blue Ice Cafe $25,001 - $50,000
Bruce Bay Coffee Cart $10,000 - $25,000
Cafe Neve $25,001 - $50,000
Caskam Holdings Limited $10,000 - $25,000
Chateau Backpacker & Motels $25,001 - $50,000
Cook Saddle Cafe & Saloon $25,001 - $50,000
Cron Holdings Limited $10,000 - $25,000
Distinction Te Weheka Boutique Hotel $25,001 - $50,000
Farmhouse B & B $10,000 - $25,000
Fern Grove Gifts & Souvenirs $25,001 - $50,000
Fox Backpackers $10,000 - $25,000
Fox Glacier Lodge & Campervan Park $10,000 - $25,000
Fox Glacier Motors $25,001 - $50,000
Fox Glacier Top 10 Holiday Park $25,001 - $50,000
Franz Alpine Retreat $10,000 - $25,000
Franz Josef Montrose $25,001 - $50,000
Franz Josef Oasis $25,001 - $50,000
Franz Josef Top 10 Holiday Park $25,001 - $50,000
Franz Josef Wilderness Tours $10,000 - $25,000
Glacier Country Helicopters Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Glacier Country Scenic Flights $25,001 - $50,000
Glacier Helicopters $25,001 - $50,000
Glacier Motors $25,001 - $50,000
Glacier Shuttles & Charters $10,000 - $25,000
Glacier Valley Eco Tours $10,000 - $25,000
Glacier View Motel $10,000 - $25,000
Glenfern Villas $25,001 - $50,000
Global Sanctuaries $25,001 - $50,000
Glow Worm Accommodation $10,000 - $25,000
Haast Beach Motel & Haast Beach Store $25,001 - $50,000
Haast River Safaris $10,000 - $25,000
Heartland Hotel Fox Glacier $25,001 - $50,000
Heartland Hotel Glacier Country $25,001 - $50,000
Heartland Hotel Haast $25,001 - $50,000
High Peaks Hotel $10,000 - $25,000
Holly Homestead $10,000 - $25,000
Hunting Down Under $10,000 - $25,000
Ivory Towers Backpacker Lodge $10,000 - $25,000
Kahere Retreat $10,000 - $25,000
Matheson Cafe $25,001 - $50,000
Misty Peaks $10,000 - $25,000
Mountain Helicopters $25,001 - $50,000
Mt Cook View Motel $10,000 - $25,000
Naturally Wood $10,000 - $25,000
NZICESCAPE Images $10,000 - $25,000
Ōkārito Kayaks $10,000 - $25,000
Orange Sheep Campervans $25,001 - $50,000
Possum People $10,000 - $25,000
Rainforest Motel $10,000 - $25,000
Rainforest Retreat $25,001 - $50,000
ReflectioNZ Gifts & Gallery $25,001 - $50,000
Ribbonwood Retreat B & B $10,000 - $25,000
Rimu Lodge $10,000 - $25,000
Ropatinis Homestay B & B $10,000 - $25,000
Scenic Hotel Franz Josef Glacier $25,001 - $50,000
Snake Bite Brewery $25,001 - $50,000
South Westland Salmon Farm & Cafe $25,001 - $50,000
Spiker Café $10,000 - $25,000
Sunset Motels Fox Glacier $25,001 - $50,000
Te Awa Cottages $10,000 - $25,000
Te Koha Carve Your Own $10,000 - $25,000
Te Waonui Forest Retreat $25,001 - $50,000
Tectonic Jade $10,000 - $25,000
Terrace Motel & 10 Cottages $25,001 - $50,000
The Church at Fox $10,000 - $25,000
The Fox Glacier Store $25,001 - $50,000
The Landing Bar & Cafe $25,001 - $50,000
The National Kiwi Centre $10,000 - $25,000
The Shining Star Beachfront Accommodation $25,001 - $50,000
The Westhaven $25,001 - $50,000
Traditional Jade $10,000 - $25,000
Westland Greenstone $25,001 - $50,000
Whataroa Nature Lodge $10,000 - $25,000
Wilderness Accommodation $10,000 - $25,000
Wilderness Gallery $10,000 - $25,000
Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki $25,001 - $50,000
Woolshed Gallery Hokitika, Millies Hokitika and Kaikōura Woolshed Gallery $25,001 - $50,000

Tourism Kick-start Fund – Southland District recipients

Business Name Grant approved
Aaron and Aimee Limited $10,000 - $24,999
Alpine View Motel $10,000 - $24,999
Amber Court Motel $10,000 - $24,999
Anaute Ltd $10,000 - $24,999
Anchorage Motel $10,000 - $24,999
Arran Motel $10,000 - $24,999
Bella Vista Te Anau $25,000 - $50,000
Birchwood Cottage $10,000 - $24,999
Blue Ridge Bed and Breakfast $10,000 - $24,999
Cabot Lodge $10,000 - $24,999
China City and Ming Garden Restaurant $25,000 - $50,000
Crew Adventures New Zealand $25,000 - $50,000
Cruise Milford $25,000 - $50,000
Cruise Te Anau $10,000 - $24,999
Dean Bell Fly Fishing $10,000 - $24,999
Descend Scuba Diving $10,000 - $24,999
Distinction Luxmore $25,000 - $50,000
Distinction Te Anau Hotel and Villas $25,000 - $50,000
Doubtful Sound Kayak $10,000 - $24,999
Dunluce Boutique $10,000 - $24,999
Explorer Motel $25,000 - $50,000
Fiordland Cinema & Bar $25,000 - $50,000
Fiordland Eco-Retreat $10,000 - $24,999
Fiordland Holiday Park $10,000 - $24,999
Fiordland Jet $10,000 - $24,999
Fiordland Lodge $25,000 - $50,000
Fiordland Souvenirs $25,000 - $50,000
Fiordland Tours $25,000 - $50,000
Fishjet NZ $10,000 - $24,999
Fly Fiordland $10,000 - $24,999
Freestone Hillside Cabins $10,000 - $25,000
Go2NewZealand $10,000 - $24,999
High Leys Lodge $10,000 - $24,999
Jason Law Photography $10,000 - $24,999
Kepler Mountain View $10,000 - $24,999
Kiwi Country $25,000 - $50,000
Lakefront Lodge $25,000 - $50,000
Lakeside Motel and Apartments $25,000 - $50,000
Last Light Lodge $10,000 - $24,999
Leithen Valley Hunts $25,000 - $50,000
Luxmore Enterprises $10,000 - $24,999
Luxmore Souvenirs $25,000 - $50,000
Manapouri Lakeview $25,000 - $50,000
Mataura River Lodge and Dean Whaanga Fly Fishing $10,000 - $24,999
Milford Lodge $25,000 - $50,000
Milford Sound Sea Kayaks $25,000 - $50,000
Mitre Peak Cruises $25,000 - $50,000
Mobil Te Anau $25,000 - $50,000
Olive Tree $25,000 - $50,000
Parklands Motel $10,000 - $24,999
Possum Lodge $10,000 - $24,999
Prospect Lodge $10,000 - $24,999
Radfords on the Lake $25,000 - $50,000
Real Country $10,000 - $24,999
Red Tussock Motel $10,000 - $24,999
Ristorante Paradiso $25,000 - $50,000
Stu's Fly Shop $10,000 - $24,999
Te Anau Lakefront Backpackers $25,000 - $50,000
Te Anau Lakeview Holiday Park $25,000 - $50,000
Te Anau Lodge $10,000 - $24,999
The Fat Duck $25,000 - $50,000
The Hunny Shop $25,000 - $50,000
The Lumsden Hotel $10,000 - $24,999
The Village Inn $25,000 - $50,000
Top 10 Holiday Park Te Anau $25,000 - $50,000
Wings & Water $10,000 - $24,999

Tourism Kick-start Fund – Mackenzie District recipients

Business Name Grant approved
Alpine Tekapo Accommodation Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Aoraki / Mt Cook Guiding Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Aoraki Mt Cook Alpine Lodge Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Aoraki/Mount Cook Alpine Village Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Aoraki-Mt Cook Glacier Guiding Ltd Partnership $25,001 - $50,000
Aorangi Motel Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Aotea Gifts Tekapo Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Back Country Trout $10,000 - $25,000
Book Twizel Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Burkes Pass  Country Motel $10,000 - $25,000
Creel House $10,000 - $25,000
Discover Tekapo (2017) Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Dunrobin Cottage $10,000 - $25,000
Glentanner Park (Mount Cook) Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Hunter Jax Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Impressed Tekapo Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Kohan Restaurant $25,001 - $50,000
Lachtess Investments Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Lake Tekapo Cottages Limited $10,000 - $25,000
Lake Tekapo Holiday Homes Limited   $25,001 - $50,000
Lake Tekapo Village Motel Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Lindsay Fraser Hunting Safaris NZ Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Lochinvar Safaris New Zealand Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Lochinver Holdings Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Mackenzie Alpine Horse Trekking 2012 Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Mid-Southern Tracks Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Morelea Farm Experience Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Mt Cook Trophy Hunting Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Mt Dobson Motel $10,000 - $25,000
New Zealand Mountain Hunting Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
New Zealand Safaris $25,001 - $50,000
New Zealand Single Track Adventures Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Ranginui B&B $10,000 - $25,000
Rivers South Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Southern Alps Guiding Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Southern Hunting Safaris Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Southern Lakes Helicopters Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Spry Fly NZ $10,000 - $25,000
Stewart & Brown Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Strathavon Investments Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Stunted Totara Accommodation $10,000 - $25,000
Tailor Made Tekapo Backpackers $25,001 - $50,000
Tekapo Bonway Limited $25,001 - $50,000
Tekapo Holdings Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Tekapo Luxury Apartments Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
The Godley Hotel Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
The Mackenzie Country Hotel $25,001 - $50,000
The Old Mountaineers Café & Bar Ltd $25,001 - $50,000

Tourism Kick-start Fund – Kaikōura District recipients

Business Name Grant approved
Bayview Investments Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Bendamere House 2006 Limited $10,000 - $25,000
Croucher Enterprises Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Foresure Kaikōura Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Gecko Gearz Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
GM & TS Morris Partnership $10,000 - $25,000
Groper Garage Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Highgrove Properties Limited $10,000 - $25,000
I See Gelato $10,000 - $25,000
Kaikōura Motor Inn $10,000 - $25,000
Kaikōura Seaside Lodge Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Kaikōura Shuttles & Taxis Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Lemon Tree Lodge $10,000 - $25,000
Manakau Lodge $10,000 - $25,000
Nikau Lodge Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Read Consulting Group Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
South Pacific Safaris 2018 Ltd $10,000 - $25,000
Southern Paua Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Spey Creek Trophy Hunting Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
Thai Holdings Kaikōura Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
The Backpacker NZ Ltd $25,001 - $50,000
The Lazy Shag $10,000 - $25,000
Last updated: 28 April 2023