Election 2017 - Party Policies - Economy - Tourism
27th May 17, 9:52am
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- Establish a community development fund, providing start up capital for ecologically sustainable small businesses and community enterprises, such as eco-tourism, especially those based in less well known locations.
- Consider special planning zoning for camp grounds, which are diminishing in the face of rising land prices, and support initiatives to make available more DOC land for camping grounds where this does not affect environmentally sensitive areas.
- Support the intellectual property rights of tangata whenua and require agencies who register brands to have a Te Tiriti based policy when accepting new brands.
- Support both local communities and the tourism sector to protect ‘at risk’ cultural and historic landscapes and townscapes.
- Direct the Ministry of Tourism to work with the industry to develop workable and effective safety standards and codes, particularly in relation to adventure tourism.
- Read more here.
- Establish a $75m a year Tourism and Conservation Infrastructure Fund to pay for projects that will improve the experience of visitors to New Zealand and enhance our natural environment.
- Provide this $75m a year of investment through a $25 per visit levy on international visitors who are not citizens or residents of New Zealand.
- 60 per cent of the Fund ($45m per year) will be used to grow our tourism industry and 40 per cent ($30m per year) will be used to protect our biodiversity and ensure conservation is properly resourced.
- Read more here.
- Roll out our $100m Tourism Infrastructure Fund and prioritise regions for funding; and investing in infrastructure projects in regional New Zealand, with 42 funded so far.
- Focus on getting more tourists out to the regions that need them; and work with regional tourism organisations to help emerging regions attract new tourists.
- Introduce tougher and more consistent freedom camping rules that will protect public spaces and crack down on poor behaviour.
- From October 2018, international visitors will pay double the fee on the five most popular Great Walks (Milford, Routeburn, Kepler, Abel Tasman and Tongariro), and 50 per cent extra for the other Great Walks and backcountry hut passes.
- New charges will also apply to the under-construction Paparoa Track and the two new Great Walks.
- Read more here, here, and here.
- $25 Paid on all tourist visas before entry to New Zealand.
- 100% Of that revenue to be used for maintaining and upgrading the conservation estate.
- Read more here.
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