The Tourism Data Leadership Group’s (TDLG) 2-year Strategic Business Plan provides a blueprint for the immediate future of the tourism data system.

The Innovation Programme for Tourism Recovery was a contestable fund for projects that will have meaningful impact across the tourism system.

The Minister for Tourism and Hospitality is proactively releasing the titles of documents received from MBIE.

The Tourism Data Partnership Fund (TDPF) is a $400,000 contestable fund available in 2024/25 only, to identified tourism industry bodies.

The Government is moving forward with recommendations from the Tourism Data Leadership Group, including establishing a new Tourism Data Partnership Fund.

The Tourism Data Leadership Group is an independent sector group which includes representatives from the tourism industry, academia, and government.

Telephone/Video Interpreting Service for government agencies

Since 1 July 2019, most international visitors to New Zealand have been charged the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL). The IVL is set at $100 for each eligible visitor to New Zealand.

New Zealand government agencies signed up to telephone and video interpreting, and the face to face interpreting panel.

MBIE extends current language assistance services contract while procurement of a panel of providers continues.