Covid 19 coronavirus: Stuart Nash warns tourist numbers may not fully recover for another 3-4 years
3 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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A pontoon, that once would ve been filled with people, now sits submerged. Video / ABC
New Zealand s Tourism Minister Stuart Nash has issued a grave warning to tourism operators, saying it could be another three to four years at least before visitor numbers return to pre-coronavirus levels.
Nash made the stark comments during a whistle-stop visit of the struggling South Island seaside tourist town of Kaikoura last week.
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After announcing another $13 million-$18m of funding to help prop up the ailing tourism hot-spots of Kaikoura, Mackenzie - Aoraki Mt Cook, Queenstown Lakes, Fiordland and South Westland, Nash told the Herald that they may face a long battle.
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