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Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 11:10 am The travel bubble with Australia will throw a lifeline to tourism operators, who have first-hand experience that thrifty domestic tourists are no real substitute for the free spending visitors from offshore. According to the Global Data research organisation, the annual spend of domestic tourists in this country during 2019 was only about $305, while the average expenditure of Australian visitors here during 2019 was $4,642. (And Australians tended to spend less than visitors from further afield!). All up, travellers from Australia were worth an estimated $2 billion to us during 2019, and Tourism NZ boss Rene De Mornay has estimated that the opening of a travel bubble could deliver ....
The government has appointed the members of a group set up to advise it on decisions about firearms. Police Minister Poto Williams says the group will advise on proposed legislation, regulation and safety. Photo: RNZ / Dom Thomas The establishment of the Ministers Arms Advisory Group was included in changes to the Arms Act passed last year. It will be chaired by Don Hammond, who previously led the Statutory Game Animal Council. Other members include gun owners, medical professionals and members of the Muslim community. Police Minister Poto Williams said the group would provide advice on matters relating to firearms, including proposed legislation, regulation and safety. ....