A visitor explores Franz Josef Glacier. “To spend money coming here to tell us nothing it’s ridiculous. We need help to keep our staff on and to be able to pay our rates and insurance,” she said. Tunnah said the offer of $5000 worth of advice through the $10 million Regional Business Partners network would not help cover her overheads. “We are asking help to survive,” she said. Tourism and Economic and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash says the Government can not save every struggling tourism business. “I paid $6 million just in wages here in Franz and $1m in PAYE. Why wouldn’t they want to support us to get our doors open. They just don’t get it,” she said.