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Tourism Minister, Stuart Nash
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The support was first announced in May as part of the government s $200 million tourism support, recovery and re-set plan.
Today Tourism Minister Stuart Nash said the agreements were in place with district health boards to deliver the crucial support to regional communities.
They include Kaikōura, Mackenzie District, Queenstown Lakes, Fiordland and Westland. The DHBs will provide a range of mental well-being services and initiatives at a local level. They will work with communities to decide what s needed and how it s delivered, Nash said. Businesses, workers and their families in our tourism destinations are facing challenges from border closures designed to keep New Zealand safe. The support in the Tourism Communities Plan allows decisions about wellbeing resources and services to be made by those at the heart of the communities themselves.