Govt gives millions to Queenstown cycleway project
6 May, 2021 11:04 PM
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Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says work on new and upgraded cycle trails in Queenstown, Arrowtown and Central Otago is moving up a gear. Photo / ODT
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says work on new and upgraded cycle trails in Queenstown, Arrowtown and Central Otago is moving up a gear. Photo / ODT
Otago Daily Times
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash is in Arrowtown today to announce millions in Government funding for a major $20.773 million cycleway project.
Nash said work on new and upgraded cycle trails in Queenstown, Arrowtown and Central Otago was moving up a gear as two significant projects passed further milestones today.
Auckland Unlimited unfazed by South Island focus of new tourism spending, new cycle trail funding announced
6 May, 2021 11:00 PM
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More money is being allocated to cycle trails in the hard hit Queenstown area. Photo / Supplied
More money is being allocated to cycle trails in the hard hit Queenstown area. Photo / Supplied
Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the NZ Heraldgrant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz@gbradleynz
Hard-hit South Island tourist regions have scooped up the bulk of government spending in a rescue package, with the allocation yet to be determined to what was a key international gateway; Auckland.
Of 12 key points in a $200 million Tourism Communities Plan, half are focused on the most vulnerable South Island regions: Fiordland, South Westland, Queenstown Lakes, Mackenzie District and Kaikōura.