Pania's Pānui

The new edition of Māori Tourism Quarterly is now available, which provides commentary on the latest data on visits to Māori activities and experiences from the International Visitor Survey.

We've made a few tweaks to our website to make it easier for both visitors and Māori tourism businesses to find the information they need. If you've got any suggestions on what you'd like to see on the site, please let us know.

Ngā mihi, na,

Pania and the team at NZ Māori Tourism

PS - Is your Māori tourism experience listed on our website? If not, reply to this email and we'll get your business listed straight away.

Kei te mōhio rānei koe? (Did you know?)

MBIE are hosting a range of information sessions around the country on the newly formed Tourism Infrastructure Fund. This will be an opportunity to find out more about the Fund, the criteria, what sorts of projects might qualify and how to apply for funding. Click here to find when they will be held in your town.

The 2018 World Indigenous Tourism Summit will be held in association with NZ Māori Tourism. The Summit will be held in Paihia, Northland, from 15 - 18 April 2018. Save the dates in your calendar now! More details will be released soon.

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.

Four keys to telling a great brand story in the USA

Baseball, barbeque, fireworks and freedom: the Fourth of July is a reminder that nobody brands like the United States. With eight of the world's top ten brands being American, they're clearly onto something - so here's four tips for creating content and stories that sell, drawn from four American brand and marketing gurus.

Haka on Great Wall of China

Feeling the mauri on one of the Seven Wonders of the World, 13 year-old Tawhiao Kaitapu rallied his peers into formation before proudly leading the haka ‘Ka Mate.'

Tawhiao was one of 23 intermediate school students who travelled to China for two-weeks last year for the Confucius Cultural Exchange Programme.

A student at Northcote Intermediate in Auckland at the time, he said the Great Wall of China was amazing.

“I ran up to it when I saw it. It was a good place to do a haka,” he said.

Use this tool to quickly find opportunities, training, compliance dates and related tasks from across government. You can search by region, date, and category.

Māori Economy Investor Guide

Economic Development Minister Simon Bridges has launched a new guide for potential investors highlighting opportunities in the Māori economy.

“The Māori Economy Investor Guide will help investors understand the Māori economy, culture and people. It offers insights as to how and where potential investors can engage with Māori enterprises, embrace the distinctive global advantages of the Māori economy, and forge strong partnerships for the future.”

Produced by KPMG, the Māori Economy Investor Guide was funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment as part of their commitment to He kai kei aku ringa – the Crown-Māori Economic Growth Partnership.

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:

Rotorua, 26 July
Auckland, 27 July
Dunedin, 2 August
Christchurch, 3 August

See more details and register here.

The latest edition of Māori Tourism Quarterly can be read here.

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.

Latin America New Zealand Business Council (LANZBC)
The LANZBC invites you to join us in a celebration of the success of Air New Zealand’s direct route to Buenos Aires. Enjoy some Argentine wine and food at this exclusive business networking event. Guest speakers are Stephen Jones, Chief Strategy, Networks and Alliances Officer for Air New Zealand and René de Monchy, Director of Trade, PR & Major Events for Tourism New Zealand. Stephen Jones will share the challenges and successes of developing and maintaining this vital route to Latin America and René de Monchy will discuss Tourism New Zealand’s dedicated investment into South America as a key emerging market and the increasing value of tourism-related visitors from that region. Don’t miss out on this special evening and the chance to gain insights into what the potential of the Latin American market means for New Zealand businesses. Find out more and register here.

Mobile Kai Waka
We serve Māori hangi, paua, kina, scallops,clams, snapper, deepwater dory, groper, and flounder. Our special is Whaea Miriama sherry and whisky steam puddings. You can find us parked up south of Greymouth and north of Hokitika. Keep your eye out for our Mobile Kai Waka, haul on in and come ashore!

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