Source: New Zealand Government
South Island regions hardest hit by the closure of international borders are the focus of a visit by Tourism and Regional Development Minister Stuart Nash over the next two days.
Mr Nash will visit Southland and Central Otago to discuss challenges facing regional economies. He will travel to Te Anau, Invercargill, Queenstown, Arrowtown and Cromwell.
“I would like to hear first-hand from local mayors and councillors, small businesses, employers, community organisations and iwi about how they are responding to the impact of closed borders,” Mr Nash said.
“I also would like updates on the roll out of tourism support and infrastructure investment from the Tourism Recovery Package, Provincial Growth Fund and other sources.
Where the Travel Guides went in Fiordland: Te Anau, Milford and the Sounds
18 Mar, 2021 05:53 PM
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NZ Herald
The latest series of Travel Guides has given the travel show a distinctly Kiwi twist, seeing ordinary New Zealanders take the country s top attractions for a road test.
Last night saw the Travel Guides heading to Te Anau, Manapouri and the gateway to the majestic sounds of Fiordland backcountry. With breathtaking landscapres, fishing and outdoor experiences worth braving the namu/sandflies for.
If you were inspired by the Travel Guides, and fancy following in their footsteps to Fiordland – we ve put together a list of where they went, what they ate and how they got there – so you can too.
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Groomsman Jason McMillan pictured on the road with blood on his clothes, as the two boaties are treated by ambulance staff.
A wedding party at a Marlborough Sounds resort rescued two men injured in a boat crash at the weekend, using kayaks to reach the sinking boat. Bride Robyn McLaughlin, of Wellington, said her bridal party had “just put their face masks on” when they heard a loud bang near The Portage Hotel in the Kenepuru Sound, about 11pm on Friday. “We had heard the boat start up in the bay, and I remember thinking, ‘I hope that’s not the boys, at that time of night’. And then we heard the crash,” she said.
GO NZ: How to hike three Great Walks in three days - Milford, Routeburn and Kepler
15 Feb, 2021 05:12 PM
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An overnight stay on the Fiordland Navigator means you can get out on the water, kayaking Doubtful Sound. Photo / Real Journeys
An overnight stay on the Fiordland Navigator means you can get out on the water, kayaking Doubtful Sound. Photo / Real Journeys
Rosalie is a reporter for Kāpiti News
The engines cut out, the generator is turned off, and suddenly stillness surrounds us. Stand and look in silence, we re told.
In the quiet, noises become noticeable as gradually my ears adjust. It s not so silent anymore. Slowly the sound of waterfalls and birdsong fills the air.