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Jackson Picks Winner In Big Break Film Competition
Sunday, 7 March 2010, 11:02 am | Tourism New Zealand
A short film about New Zealand has given one young film-maker his ‘Big Break’. The film ‘Working Day’ by Andres Borghi from Argentina was selected by New Zealand film legend Sir Peter Jackson as the winner of Tourism New Zealand’s 100% Pure ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Hold Strong for Summer Season
Monday, 1 March 2010, 1:01 pm | Tourism New Zealand
New Zealand has seen a record number of arrivals in January, signalling a welcome return to growth and stability after a tough 2009. More >>
New Campaign in Australia Targets School Holidays
Monday, 22 February 2010, 5:21 pm | Tourism New Zealand
Tourism New Zealand launched has just launched a new campaign (21 February) in Australia targeting families in the lead up to the April school holidays. The two-week campaign is being run in conjunction with Pacific Blue and Blue Holidays. More >>
Ski Season Campaign Targets Australians
Friday, 5 February 2010, 2:11 pm | Tourism New Zealand
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: SKI SEASON CAMPAIGN TARGETS AUSTRALIANS Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 13:47:25 +1300 From: Chantelle Taylor To: Chantelle Taylor More >>
Summer Arrivals Get a Kick-Start
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 2:43 pm | Tourism New Zealand
The summer peak season has kicked off better than expected for the tourism industry, with international visitor arrivals showing strong signs of recovery. More >>
Prince William Gets Back To Nature In NZ
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 2:04 pm | Tourism New Zealand
From a walkabout outside the newly opened Supreme Court, Prince William was whisked away from the public gaze to an island nature sanctuary where endangered New Zealand birds live in a safe predator-free environment. More >>
‘Airline of the Year’ is a Positive for NZ
Friday, 15 January 2010, 11:36 am | Tourism New Zealand
Air New Zealand being named ‘Airline of the Year’ is an enormous achievement that will also reflect favourably on the country’s tourism industry. The award has just been announced by Air Transport World, the leading international airline ... More >>
Slow Start to Summer for Visitor Arrivals
Monday, 21 December 2009, 3:24 pm | Tourism New Zealand
International visitor arrivals figures out today have confirmed that it has been a slow start to the peak season for the New Zealand tourism industry. More >>
Convention Data Improved
Friday, 18 December 2009, 11:37 am | Tourism New Zealand
New Zealand’s convention sector is having its research base strengthened with an improved measurement system. The upgraded Convention Activity Survey (CAS) run by The Ministry of Tourism gathers high quality data online and delivers it back to ... More >>
Tourism Confidence Continues to Improve
Friday, 11 December 2009, 4:43 pm | Tourism New Zealand
The Tourism Industry Monitor shows that the confidence levels of tourism sector operators continue to improve. Ministry of Tourism Research Manager, Bruce Bassett, said that overall, optimism in the industry was tracking in the right direction, although this ... More >>
Queenstown to become the next Bollywood Star
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 12:49 pm | Tourism New Zealand
Major Bollywood production company Dharma Productions will film in Queenstown in late January, putting New Zealand on screen in front of as many as 150 million viewers. More >>
Gap Year Challenge Wraps Up in Queenstown
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 11:59 am | Tourism New Zealand
It’s the end of the road for the young British travellers who have been battling it out to win the coveted title of ‘The Ultimate Gap Year Traveller 2009’ in online reality travel series The Gap Year: Challenge New Zealand. The final three ... More >>
New Zealand Set to Star on Silver Screen
Monday, 30 November 2009, 1:07 pm | Tourism New Zealand
New Zealand will be the star of a new project that’s offering aspiring film-makers the chance to get their work in front of director Peter Jackson. Launched in Wellington today, Tourism New Zealand’s 100% Pure New Zealand ‘Your Big Break’ competition ... More >>
Second Month of Growth Boosts Outlook for Summer
Monday, 23 November 2009, 1:49 pm | Tourism New Zealand
The Australian market is buoying visitor numbers to New Zealand as the industry starts to see some signs of recovery. Figures released today by Statistics New Zealand show visitor arrivals growing for a second consecutive month. Arrivals were up 7.7 per ... More >>
Singapore Airlines Deal To Boost NZ's Profile
Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:36 am | Tourism New Zealand
Singapore Airlines and Tourism New Zealand have signed a marketing agreement to jointly develop and promote tourism to New Zealand on Singapore Airlines’ services. More >>
Singapore Airlines Deal to Boost NZ Profile
Monday, 16 November 2009, 9:57 am | Tourism New Zealand
Singapore Airlines and Tourism New Zealand have signed a marketing agreement to jointly develop and promote tourism to New Zealand on Singapore Airlines’ services. The three-year deal will come into effect on 1 January 2010. Under the terms of the memorandum ... More >>
Money Expected To Bring 45,000 More Visitors
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 11:57 am | Tourism New Zealand
Additional funding of $20 million announced today by Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism John Key is expected to bring up to around 45,000 additional visitors to New Zealand through increased marketing efforts, Tourism New Zealand says. The ... More >>
Additional Money to Bring 45,000 More Visitors
Monday, 2 November 2009, 5:30 pm | Tourism New Zealand
Additional funding of $20 million announced today by Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism John Key is expected to bring up to around 45,000 additional visitors to New Zealand through increased marketing efforts, Tourism New Zealand says. More >>
Millions learn about NZ through Giant Rugby Ball
Friday, 30 October 2009, 10:14 am | Tourism New Zealand
New Zealand is getting huge interest from Japanese people a day after New Zealand’s giant rugby ball was opened in Tokyo. The opening of the rugby ball under the high profile Tokyo Tower site was covered by over 100 journalists from Japan’s eleven ... More >>
New Zealand’s Giant Rugby Ball Opens in Tokyo
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 1:25 pm | Tourism New Zealand
New Zealand’s Giant Rugby Ball Opens in Tokyo The Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism John Key will formally open the New Zealand Rugby Ball Venue in Tokyo today. The unique structure, sited next to the Tokyo Tower, will be open from 28 ... More >>
