This report examines how employment conditions are evolving in ways that directly impact the sector's ability to strengthen futures for both individual workers and the industry. It delivers analysis on shifts, progress and emerging pressures on the hospitality and tourism workforce from the 2024 survey. For the 2025 version, improved quantitative scales and questions on neurodiversity provide new perspectives and trends.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment commissioned Market Economics Limited to conduct research on the economic, environmental and social impacts of cruise in New Zealand. The research identifies factors influencing the cruise sector and assesses potential economic, social, and environmental benefits and costs associated with cruise tourism in New Zealand over the next 30 years.
The Biometric Capability Update (BCU) project was initiated to modernise Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) Identity Management (IDme) solution by upgrading the NEC biometric algorithm, improving system efficiency, and replacing the “In‑Person Enrolment (IPE)” component.
pdf, 435 KBThis commentary presents the national context for tourism in the year ending September 2019 (and for the September 2019 quarter where available). This Quarterly Tourism Report focusses on the recent performance of the sector. The data in this report does not include the impacts of the novel coronavirus. MBIE acknowledges that novel coronavirus is creating uncertainty for the tourism sector, and the Government is looking at ways to provide data in a timely manner and information on impacts as they emerge.
Policy decisions Facility funding model and tools for PCO drafting bill.
pdf, 257 KBThis page contains an analysis of the spending patterns of international visitors to New Zealand from 2013 to mid-2018.
This page explains where you can go to resolve your dispute.
This report covers tourist access pathways, travel itineraries and tourist behaviour for the Kaikōura region. It identifies opportunities to meet anticipated changes tourism demand.
The Government is seeking feedback on a draft strategy to unlock New Zealand’s geothermal potential.
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