Friday 8 July 2016
New Zealand Māori Tourism Board Elections 2016
On behalf of the New Zealand Māori Tourism Society Board, we are pleased to announce that Dale Stephens was the successful candidate in the Board 2016 election.
Our thanks go to New Zealand Māori Tourism Society members which nominated candidates, and to the candidates who participated in the election.
We are also pleased to announce that at the New Zealand Māori Tourism Society Board meeting held this week (6 July 2016), an election was held for the vacated Chairperson position. The successful candidate was Dale Stephens. Dan Walker remains as Deputy Chairperson. Read more here.
Tourism New Zealand's Marketing Strategy
Tourism NZ is now in the final year of its current four-year marketing strategy. Already, we are turning our attention to the best way forward for our next four-year strategy. We want you to be part of that discussion by telling us what you think. The following survey is designed to gather your input into what we do now and what you think we should be doing differently into the future. Please take some time to share your thoughts - the survey will be open until the end of July.
NZ Māori Tourism's website
As a Māori tourism experience, we want to ensure you are exposed to thousands of visitors to New Zealand via our website - it is free to list and the site has lots of other valuable information for both visitors and Māori tourism experiences. Email Amy to list your experience.
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“Dragons" Announced for New Event Competition in Whanganui Do you have the best ever idea for a new Whanganui event? The “dragons” are lining up to come to Whanganui to be the judges in the Whanganui “Den of Dragons” public event competition. They're looking for the person/people with the best idea, the passion, the skills and time to make it all happen - and the grand prize is worth over $15,000. "The idea is seen as unique for event discovery and development. We currently have 5 entries and I’ve been told of several more to come as the deadline gets closer” said Lyn Cheyne, Promotion and Marketing Manager of Whanganui and Partners. Entries can be made via http://whanganuiwhatson.nz/ by 10 July. From these submissions, the best will be selected and they will be asked to present live to the judges and a public audience on 27 July. Rotorua: the two sides of the tourism boomNew Zealand's tourist hotspots are creaking under the pressure of ever-increasing visitor numbers and a lack of facilities. Christmas is coming many times a year for Steve Roberts. Rotorua's Adventure Playground, where he is chief executive, offers clay bird shooting, quad-biking and horse treks. Visitor numbers are growing at 80 per cent a year. The company had taken on an extra 15 staff over the last three years to cope with the added load. "We can have some huge weekends and you'd think it's Christmas time and we've never had that before," he said. Roberts put the exponential growth down to more conference and corporate visitors and the burgeoning Chinese market. Read more here. Calling Māori interested in establishing a business Kuma is holding hui in Dunedin, Central Otago and Southland, aimed at Maori in business or Maori interested in establishing a business. The first hui will be held in Dunedin, venue TBC The Dunedin hui is proudly supported by Te Puni Kōkiri and Poutama Business. Come along to find out if you are eligible for support through these organisations. Exchanging ideas on tourismIn 2016 TIA will be discussing tourism and exchanging ideas in six locations across the country. These one-day events provide an important forum to discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities facing tourism businesses as well as connecting local businesses with industry leaders. These discussions are focused on business learning, with practical tools and tips to take away and implement in your organisation. Read more and register here. |
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Te Kimi Hanga Māori tourism Conference in Hawke's Bay This conference will identify the needs and support required by current and future Māori tourism operators to develop and benefit from offering high value products and services to customers. Attendees will benefit from information sharing, agency and business support, and networking. Date: Monday 15 August Superyacht Agency joins forces with Cultural tourism operator Longtime tourism entrepreneur John Panoho has joined forces with superyacht services pioneer Jeanette Tobin and veteran sailor Duthie Lidgard to establish the first luxury cultural tourism company offering full service to the Superyacht industry. For several years Navigator Tours has worked alongside Asia Pacific Superyachts in providing cultural tourism experiences to visiting superyacht owners and charters. They have now established New Zealand Luxury Experiences to provide luxury cultural and enrichment programs to the superyacht sector. “Our shared Maori heritage has underpinned our commitment to offering high quality authentic Maori experiences to this ultra luxury market. We know that this is highly regarded and by word of mouth our cultural experiences are doing the rounds in the tight knit superyacht community” Learn more here. |
Listing on newzealand.com
A presence on newzealand.com can help grow your business by connecting you with consumers considering a visit to New Zealand. A key role of the website is to drive qualified traffic to you. There is no charge for listing on newzealand.com - update your details, or list here.
Māori Tourism Quarterly
One of the most consistent messages we receive from the Māori tourism whānau is the need to interpret the tourism and economic data so businesses can better plan, look for opportunities, and identify future markets - so we've partnered with Berl to produce the Māori Tourism Quarterly newsletter. Read the first edition here.
Get figures for your business
Figure.nz collect data from all over New Zealand. Discover the information that can help your business make smarter decisions and succeed.
Planning for Inbound Success
Together with the Tourism Export Council, this is a guide to working with New Zealand Inbound Operators. Read it here, or email us to request a hard copy.
The New Zealand Tourism Dashboard is a one-stop shop for all information about tourism. It brings together a range of tourism datasets produced by MBIE and Statistics New Zealand into one easy-to-use tool.
Regional Economic Activity Report
Explore your region - look at international visits, visitor spend, economic performance, and more.
NZ Māori Tourism
PO Box 5038, Lambton Quay,
Wellington 6145 | P +64 4 474 4682
Mezzanine Floor, Seabridge House,
110 Featherston St, Wellington 6011
info@maoritourism.co.nz
The NZ Māori Tourism team: Hoki-mai Chong, Alyse Lynch, Lee Beazley, Amy Hodgkinson, Simon Phillips, and Pania Tyson-Nathan.