Stay ahead in the hospitality and accommodation sector with the latest updates from Hospitality New Zealand.

Our News & Media section offers a comprehensive view of industry developments, including our latest media releases, member updates and stories, expert opinions, and emerging trends.

Keep informed and connected with valuable insights that impact your business and the broader industry.

For all media enquiries, please email media@hospitality.org.nz.

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New Version of NZ COVID Tracer due in the stores Thursday 8th April

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MEDIA RELEASE: Immigration flexibility welcomed by hospitality businesses

MEDIA RELEASE

8th April 2021

 

Extending immigration flexibility welcomed by hospitality businesses

Hospitality businesses struggling to find…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Opening of Trans-Tasman Bubble

MEDIA RELEASE

6 April 2021

 

Opening of trans-Tasman bubble wonderful news, says Hospitality NZ 

Hospitality New Zealand welcomes the opening of…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Hospitality sector looks to big Easter

MEDIA RELEASE

1 April 1, 2021

 

Hospitality sector looks to big Easter as survey shows earnings down at least 25% for many over summer

The…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Hospitality welcomes futures report

MEDIA RELEASE

26 March 2021

 

Hospitality welcomes futures report

Hospitality NZ welcomes the Interim report for the Tourism Futures Taskforce…

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Release of Tourism Futures Taskforce Report

The Tourism Futures Taskforce was established in May 2020 to lead the thinking on the future of tourism in New Zealand Aotearoa. 

The Taskforce was…

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HNZ welcome targeted support, cautions against unnecessary structural change

MEDIA RELEASE

19 March 2021

 

Targeted Government support for the hardest-hit tourism and hospitality regions is a most welcome move that is not…

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Visibility, control & ease. Genesis helps tavern owner tap into usage

New Zealand prides itself on its famously world-class hospitality sector. No one epitomises that more than the team at The Riverhead, NZ’s oldest…

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Record $31 billion investment to help Auckland build back better

Press Release: Hon Michael Wood (Minister of Transport, MP for Mount Roskill), Mayor Phil Goff (Auckland Council)

New Community Connect initiative…

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COVID Update - PubTAB / ClubTAB , Sun 28 Feb 21

Level 3 restrictions are now in effect in Auckland with all TAB Retail outlets within the Auckland region required to be closed. The rest of the…

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Devastating news, hospitality businesses will be hit very hard by 2nd lockdown.

MEDIA RELEASE

The decision tonight by the Government to take Auckland back into Level 3 lockdown, and the rest of New Zealand into level 2, for…

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Strengthening your Cyber Security

This content is supplied by Hospitality New Zealand Banking Partner, Westpac.

Every business should be prepared for a cyber attack.

Businesses are…

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Government eases visa restrictions for visitors in New Zealand

Media Release: Hon Kris Faafoi (Minister of Immigration)

Two month automatic visitor visa extension for most visitor visa holders
Temporary waiver…

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Push for sustainable tourism gathers pace

Media Release:

Hon Stuart Nash (Minister of Tourism) and Hon Kiri Allan (Minister of Conservation)

The Tourism and Conservation Ministers say…

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Fears for hospitality job safety amid Auckland coronavirus lockdown

WATCH INTERVIEW WITH HOSPITALITY NEW ZEALAND CE JULIE WHITE HERE.

Auckland was placed in alert level 3 for a period of at least 72 hours on Sunday…

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Business support under COVID resurgence confirmed

“Since the scheme was announced in December we have decided to make a change to the payment – reducing the time over which a revenue drop is assessed…

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Prime Minister’s statement on alert level changes

Good evening

Cabinet has met this evening to make decisions on our response to the three cases reported earlier within a household in…

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TAB - Delays on Direct Debit Processing

Due to the lockdown we are aware that you may not have had time to bank your TAB monies.

Settlement Statements advising of TAB monies owed will be…

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