Pania's Pānui With Matariki on our doorstep, it’s time to take stock, reflect on the past 12 months, and focus on the year ahead. Before we do that I want to acknowledge the passing of Dame Nganeko Minhinnick (DNZM), another true stalwart who fronted many issues so Aotearoa New Zealand was and is a better place for us all. E te whaea Nganeko, e kore rawa koe me ou mahi hei tiaki i te taiao e warewaretia. Hoea rā tō waka ki Hawaiki nui, Hawaiki roa, Hawaiki pāmaomao, moe mai rā. Paimārire! There world is currently enveloped with several tragedies appearing on our screens in the UK, Syria, China and others and the one thing that constantly comes to the fore is the numerous acts of human kindness and manaaki. Ka mau te wehi! In terms of the future, I know many of you are currently in Rotorua for E Rere!.The Future of the Māori Economy Conference.... Many of you will know that sport is not my forte, but I watched this yesterday R.E.S.P.E.C.T! Enjoy today's hui and tomorrow’s game if you are there. Ngā mihi, na, Pania and the team at NZ Māori Tourism Kei te mōhio rānei koe? (Did you know?) The Department of Conservation (DOC) and Tourism New Zealand (TNZ) have joined forces to promote a range of short and day walks. Research to better understand exactly what kinds of walks Kiwis and international visitors are looking for will kick off soon. Once finalised, the research results will be used along with iwi, community and stakeholder feedback to help inform what existing walks might be further promoted. These will be in areas that both meet visitor needs and are ready and willing to host more visitors. Te Nama o te wiki (Number of the week) Easter boosted guest nights in April 2017, up 6.9 percent on the quiet April 2016 when the Easter holiday fell in March, Stats NZ said this week. In the year ended April 2017, 38.6 million guest nights were spent in commercial accommodation, 1.3 million more than in the previous April year. Below are a selection of recent Instagram posts from around Aoteaora New Zealand using the hashtag #kiaora - we encourage manuhiri (visitors) to use #kiaora to showcase their experience with Māori tourism. Kiwi Link Greater China Kiwi Link Greater China provides a unique opportunity for New Zealand tourism operators and organisations to educate and build relationships with key China wholesale and retail travel companies and airlines. This includes, increasing the product knowledge of these wholesalers and retailers and instilling them with a sense of confidence and motivation to sell New Zealand tourism regions and products. Find out more and register here. TIA's Discussing Tourism events These one-day events provide an important forum for you to discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities facing tourism businesses. Discussing Tourism events will be in:
CL2IMB - Collaborative Leadership 2 Inspire Māori Business CL2IMB - Collaborative Leadership 2 Inspire Māori Business is the coming together of organisations who provide support and services to Māori businesses, and of Māori business owners. This is a collaboration to accelerate Māori economic development by providing information, connections and access to resources. There is an event in Queenstown on 28 June, and Invercargill on 29 June. Please email missy@poutama.org to register. Food Import Processes for East Asia NZTE has released a new report on food import processes in East Asia, designed to help New Zealand food and beverage exporters understand local rules and regulations and get their products into market. The report includes a regional overview and comparison of food import processes across East Asia, followed by country-by-country breakdowns for Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. It also includes key contacts by country for further help with import processes, including selected government agencies and regulatory consultants. He Tangata: John Barrett of Kāpiti Island Nature ToursI'm a Kapiti Coast boy and have lived around here for around 50 of my 70 years. I've also lived in Wellington, outback Australia and Europe. Our people came here with Ngati Toa when they migrated in 1820. Te Rauparaha was the chief who led our people down from Kawhia and in doing so he changed the shape of the lower North Island. And a good part of the South Island too. A conversation on trade The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with partner organisations, will host meetings to discuss New Zealand’s trade negotiations agenda. Each event will include brief presentations from New Zealand’s lead trade negotiators for the following processes:
Members of the public and businesses are welcome to attend any of the following sessions: Auckland
Christchurch
Wellington
Please RSVP to fta_outreach@mfat.govt.nz Nga Pānui (Notices)If you have an announcement you'd like here, please email amy@maoritourism.co.nz for it to be included in the next edition of Newsline. It can be anything from a job position, exhibition opening, videos or photos featuring your business, new Māori tourism products, etc. |