Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou! New Zealand Māori Tourism and the South Pacific Tourism Organisation are excited to be co-hosting the 2019 South Pacific Tourism Exchange. Date: Thursday 9 and Friday 10 May 2019 Venue: Grand Millennium Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand This is an opportunity for Māori tourism enterprises to meet, engage and forge lasting and fruitful [...]
We recently completed the Poutama ‘what can we dream up this year’ session mapping out 2019. In some aspects it will be a continuation of consolidating and growing a number of ventures that were initiated in 2018. There is little doubt though that new ventures as well as things we haven’t even thought of yet [...]
By Sam & Anastasia Bennett – Te Arawa Our story started back in 2010 when Sam and I met at an Auckland MMA gym. We were both training hard, competing in this sport and loved our community. In 2011 we moved to Wellington to pursue Sam’s career as a public servant. Although both of us [...]
Jarrad & Belinda McKay - Ngāti Mahuta Pūhā & Pākehā started in 2014 when Belinda and Jarrad saw an opportunity to reconnect people with the kai of Aotearoa. Traditional Māori kai was largely overlooked by the public but with the injection of new cooking styles and modern flavours, people would have a reason to give [...]
ANZ Food & Agri Tourism Report - By Rob Simcic New Zealand has a thriving food and beverage sector and a booming tourism industry and while we have much to be proud of, more can be done to connect the two and realise the opportunities this brings. Our research reveals that over 60% of international travellers [...]
