Tauranga tourism sector survives summer but braces for unknown
11 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM
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To Bay Explorer owner Brandon Stone's surprise, he's having a bumper summer - even without international tourists.
"We've been out every day, weather permitting. Sea conditions have been really good. Animal life has been really
good too," he said.
"I didn't know how it was going to go [after the borders closed due to Covid-19] but we've found that people are active and I guess we are surprised we are filling the boat every day, or close to it."
New Zealand went into alert level 4 lockdown on March 25, and the country's borders have remained closed to tourism since, forcing the tourism sector to survive on the domestic market.