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Minister of Tourism Another cash lifeline is being rolled out to the regions after the approval of funding towards a wide range of events and activities to stimulate domestic tourism. Contracts have now been signed with all nine regional tourism groupings to enable the $50 million Regional Events Fund to be distributed around the country. “Event organisers and tourism operators from Northland to Southland will benefit from the events outlined in the plans from their regional organisations,” said Tourism Minister Stuart Nash. “Events drive visitors, which brings economic spin-offs across...

Press Release – New Zealand Government Hon Stuart Nash Minister of Tourism Another cash lifeline is being rolled out to the regions after the approval of funding towards a wide range of events and activities to stimulate domestic tourism. Contracts have now been signed with all nine regional tourism groupings to enable the $50 million Regional Events Fund to be distributed around the country. “Event organisers and tourism operators from Northland to Southland will benefit from the events outlined in the plans from their regional organisations,” said Tourism Minister Stuart Nash. “Even...

Smith said the city council did not want to undermine the good work the agency did on economic development. But the city had its new Palmy identity to promote, was about to celebrate its 150th anniversary, and did not want to be “hamstrung by this committee”. Smith described the city council’s stance as “a political decision”, retaining the council’s prerogative to determine how its ratepayers’ money was spent. Manawatū councillor Michael Ford said he respected that point, but he said the agency was a relatively new entity doing impressive work and should be allowed to get ...