11th June 2019 Māori / PGFHawke’s Bay’s tourism sector is a direct and indirect beneficiary of the latest investment announced Provincial Growth Fund.
7th March 2019 Māori / PeopleAnnie Dundas, general manager of Hawke’s Bay Tourism, has resigned.
1st March 2019 Attraction / MāoriThe Northland Regional Council is investing $500,000 to help bring forward a proposed $8m-plus cultural centre and tourism attraction at Opononi.
11th February 2019 Investment / MāoriIwi investment in tourism is on the increase as Māori look to deploy capital and diversify their income streams.
7th February 2019 MāoriThe Māori tourism operator will start the tours following the completion of a new $3.5m riverside cultural centre.
5th February 2019 DOC / MāoriDOC has delayed its review of its Aoraki/Mount Cook and Westland Tai Poutini national parks plans because of an iwi concessions case.
29th January 2019 MāoriMāori terms are being overused and, in some cases, abused by the tourism industry, according to prominent Māori tourism operator, Kapiti Island Nature Tours founder John Barrett.
21st January 2019 Māori / Mountain TourismThe sons of Tenzing Norgay are in NZ to share their experiences with iwi on the opportunities and challenges from tourism.
12th December 2018 Māori / Ski FieldsSix of the iwi’s businesses have formed a partnership to help fund the $25m project.
10th December 2018 Data / MāoriThe total number of tourism activities taken up by visitors specifically related to Māori grew by just 1% in the year to June 2018, according to NZ Māori Tourism.
10th December 2018 MāoriIn its annual report, NZ Māori Tourism chair Dale Stephens reviews the year that’s been and looks ahead to 2019, for this week’s Perspectives column.
28th November 2018 Investment / MāoriThe deal marks the first tourism investment for iwi investors Tauhara North No 2 Trust.
23rd October 2018 Māori / PeopleThere have been a number of staffing changes at New Zealand Māori Tourism including the departure of director of regions, Simon Phillips, who is leaving the organisation after four years.
16th October 2018 Māori / SPTONew Zealand Māori Tourism has teamed up with the South Pacific Tourism Organisation to throw its weight behind the South Pacific tourism expo when it returns to Auckland next year.
14th September 2018 MāoriParks and places across Auckland and Wellington are both set to feature an increasing number of Māori names and stories as the cities embrace Te Wiki o te reo Māori.
13th September 2018 Māori / TNZMinister Kelvin Davis has ramped up the level of Māori tourism and cultural experience on the board.
20th July 2018 Māori / MatarikiThe success of Wellington’s inaugural month-long celebration demonstrates the potential of Matariki to stimulate winter visitation and activity.
17th July 2018 MāoriThe iwi behind the plan for an icon on Bastion Point believes there is “huge untapped potential” in Māori tourism.
10th July 2018 MāoriMāori tourism operators have less than one week left to apply for New Zealand Māori Tourism’s 2018 Dragons’ Den competition.
27th June 2018 MāoriTamaki Māori Village’s Hangi Dinner and Performance has been voted the seventh best experience in the world in the inaugural TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards for experiences.
20th December 2017 Māori / Ngāti Whātua ŌrākeiNgāti Whātua Ōrākei has launched an augmented reality walking tour of Takaparawhau, Bastion Point.
1st November 2017 MāoriIt’s been the scene of Hollywood movies, now Māori culture has taken over the Santa Monica Pier with a breathtaking kapa haka performance.
6th October 2017 MāoriMāori tourism operators have been showcased in Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development’s (ATEED) latest video promotion of the region.
Ngāi Tahu Tourism is looking for Ngāi Tahu students to apply for its Te Pia Tāpoi scholarship.
14th August 2017 MāoriRotorua is set to become the country’s first bilingual city and district with Te Tatau o Te Arawa leading the initiative with support from Council and Te Puni Kōkiri.
8th August 2017 Māori / Waimangu Volcanic ValleyRotorua’s Te Puia and two local hapu have bought Rotorua’s Waimangu Volcanic Valley geothermal attraction.
13th July 2017 MāoriA swathe of cultural tourism jobs could be created under new plans announced by the Māori Party to establish a $350m infrastructure fund.
4th July 2017 MāoriBay of Plenty tourism stalwart, Waimarino Group, is developing two new products to add to its kayaking operation.
4th July 2017 Māori / NZ Māori TourismTourism has been hailed as a leading opportunity for investors looking to enter New Zealand’s thriving Māori economy, according to a new government report.
26th May 2017 Budget 2017 / MāoriThe Māori tourism sector has welcomed a $10m boost in Budget 2017 aimed at fostering development and employment in the growing sector.
17th May 2017 MāoriWhānau, kai, storytelling and learning will feature in Matariki Rising, a 10-day festival which kicks off with an iconic public event on the waterfront and culminates in the popular Kaumātua Kapa Haka performance.
17th May 2017 MāoriNew Zealand’s unique Maori culture will be front and centre of the country’s leading business events exhibition, CINZ MEETINGS 2017 in Auckland this month.
15th May 2017 Activate Tairāwhiti / MāoriTe Puni Kōkiri is providing $100,000 for Māori tourism solutions in the Gisborne region.
21st March 2017 MāoriUp to 300 delegates will be converging on Northland for the World Indigenous Tourism Association’s (WINTA) conference early next year, the first time the event has come to New Zealand.
15th March 2017 International Women's Day / Māori / TIME Unlimited ToursCeillhe Sperath’s award winning TIME Unlimited Tours offers excursions around Auckland – and further afield – as well as Māori cultural tours.
16th February 2017 Māori / NZ Māori TourismTake-up of Maori tourism activities jumped by almost a fifth to over 3.82m visits for the year ended 30 June 2016.
