Te Anau is suffering from a lack of tourists. Glacier Valley Eco Tours owner Tash Goodwin said visitor numbers were down by more than 95 per cent, making the update on the border all the more disappointing. “For our business, we're not sure what that means at this stage. We haven't made a call. It could mean that we hibernate, close the business down, start up again another time. We're not sure – it just depends,” Goodwin said. Her business – and the whole of Franz Josef – was in limbo waiting for overseas visitors to return, she said. “We definitely need a date and a really secure date of when the borders will reopen to Australia at least.