Tourism New Zealand's Rene de Monchy on getting Kiwis travelling 11 Feb, 2021 04:43 AM 6 minutes to read Hot Water Beach on the Coromandel. Kiwis have flocked to the area. Photo / Supplied Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the NZ Heraldgrant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz@gbradleynz Almost a year since international travel was thrown into chaos, Tourism New Zealand's boss says Kiwis need a jolt to get out and see their own country. And René de Monchy says that although there is still plenty of international interest in this country, New Zealand can't use its handling of the pandemic so far as an overt marketing tool.