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Government’s Right Foot Needs to Catch Up
Thursday, 17 October 2002, 5:06 pm | Tourism Industry Association
The tourism industry welcomes tentative moves by the Government to make its climate change policies fairer to small businesses, said Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIANZ) Chief Executive John Moriarty. Mr Moriarty was commenting on central ... More >>
Tourism taxes lead to local job losses
Sunday, 18 August 2002, 10:40 pm | Tourism Industry Association
Councils calling for powers to tax tourism in their local areas are putting short-term political interests ahead of local prosperity, economic development and jobs for local people, said Tourism Industry Association New Zealand Chief Executive John ... More >>
TIANZ Welcomes Reappointment Of Tourism Minister
Wednesday, 14 August 2002, 2:49 pm | Tourism Industry Association
The Acting Chief Executive of the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIANZ), Chris Gray, today welcomed the reappointment of the Hon Mark Burton as the Minister of Tourism. He also congratulated Mr Burton on his appointment as Deputy Leader of ... More >>
Prosperity Needed to Ensure Sustainability
Tuesday, 6 August 2002, 1:46 pm | Tourism Industry Association
The Parliamentary Commission for the Environment’s (PCE) view that sustainable development should be a higher priority than economic growth is unwise and ignores fundamental realities of life, says Tourism Industry Association Chief Executive John Moriarty. More >>
Political Alignment On The Role Of Tourism
Thursday, 25 July 2002, 10:15 am | Tourism Industry Association
In a rare example of pre-Election cross-Party agreement, tourism spokespeople from National, Labour and the Greens all affirmed the significant role of tourism for New Zealand’s economic growth. More >>
Room Tax has been put to Bed, Says Tourism
Tuesday, 16 July 2002, 9:16 am | Tourism Industry Association
The concept of allowing local authorities to impose targeted rates on hotel rooms is ‘history’, said Tourism Industry Association New Zealand Chief Executive John Moriarty. More >>
Tourism Puts The Big Questions To The Parties
Thursday, 11 July 2002, 9:31 am | Tourism Industry Association
When it comes to setting records the tourism industry has a few. It has sustained record growth in visitor numbers over the last ten years and with it revenue growth not only through tourism organisations and businesses, but in related industries. More >>
Kyoto: tourism to stump up $114 Million
Tuesday, 11 June 2002, 10:14 am | Tourism Industry Association
New Zealand’s tourism industry is assessed to lose $114 million per annum from the year 2008 in lost profits through central government’s climate change policies. This is based on TIANZ projections of Landcare/Lincoln University research into Kyoto’s ... More >>
NZ Tourism Awards Finalists Announced
Tuesday, 21 May 2002, 11:55 am | Tourism Industry Association
The finalists of the New Zealand Tourism Awards 2002 were announced at the Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (TRENZ) tourism trade show in Auckland today in front of 1500 international and domestic tourism delegates. More >>
Biggest Tourism Business Event Ever Opens Tomorrow
Monday, 20 May 2002, 10:12 am | Tourism Industry Association
“Tomorrow evening New Zealand’s biggest ever tourism business event, Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (TRENZ), will be opened” Tourism Industry Association Chief Executive John Moriarty said today. More >>
Tourism Industry Weighs Up Impacts Of Kyoto
Tuesday, 30 April 2002, 1:26 pm | Tourism Industry Association
Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIANZ) Chief Executive John Moriarty has announced that the tourism industry is undertaking significant work to assess and weigh up the impacts of the Government ratifying the Kyoto Protocol, and will present ... More >>
TIANZ Chairman Welcomes Announcement
Wednesday, 27 March 2002, 3:16 pm | Tourism Industry Association
The Chairman of the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIANZ), Geoff Burns, today welcomed the appointment of Wally Stone as the new Chairman of Tourism New Zealand. More >>
Visitor Arrivals Great News For Tourism
Friday, 8 March 2002, 11:56 am | Tourism Industry Association
“The latest International Visitor Arrival figures released today confirms what tourism operators throughout the country have been saying,” Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIANZ) Chief Executive John Moriarty said today. More >>
Petrol Price Increase A Shameless Tax Grab
Thursday, 28 February 2002, 10:12 am | Tourism Industry Association
Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIANZ) Chief Executive, John Moriarty welcomes the Government’s intentions to invest more in transport but says a rise in petrol tax to help fund this investment would perpetuate a shameless tax policy. More >>
TIANZ Welcomes Govt's Rejection Of The ‘Room Tax'
Thursday, 31 January 2002, 10:05 am | Tourism Industry Association
Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIANZ) Chief Executive, John Moriarty welcomed the Government’s decision to reject the recommendation to include a ‘room-tax’ in the Local Government Rating Bill. More >>
Tourism Welcomes Tranz-Scenic Progress
Wednesday, 27 June 2001, 10:24 am | Tourism Industry Association
Tourism Industry Association (TIA) spokesman Simon King today welcomed progress on the sale of Tranz Scenic to West Coast Railways of Australia. More >>
TIA Endorses NZ Tourism Strategy
Friday, 18 May 2001, 9:54 am | Tourism Industry Association
Tourism Industry Association (TIA) Chief Executive John Moriarty said today that the TIA fully endorsed the goals of the New Zealand Tourism Strategy, released today, and would work with the tourism industry to ensure goals relevant to the industry ... More >>
Biggest NZ Tourism Trade Event Ever Just Days Away
Tuesday, 15 May 2001, 3:15 pm | Tourism Industry Association
The Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (TRENZ) trade show starts on Sunday 20 May in Christchurch and is set to be the biggest tourism trade event ever held in New Zealand. More >>
TSA Shows Dependence Of NZ Economy On Tourism
Thursday, 26 April 2001, 5:08 pm | Tourism Industry Association
Today’s release of the key findings of the 1997 Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), demonstrates the importance of tourism to the New Zealand economy, Tourism Industry Association Chief Executive John Moriarty said today. More >>
New Zealand “Scoops The Pool” At PATA
Wednesday, 11 April 2001, 3:56 pm | Tourism Industry Association
New Zealanders have been recognised at the 50th Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Annual Conference, in Malaysia. Jason’s Travel Media Chief Executive and Publisher John Sandford was installed as PATA’s chairman, tourism consultant Rodney Davies ... More >>