The slight easing of border restrictions for some international travellers is a small step in the right direction but tourism operators need more certainty about the Government’s plans for reconnecting New Zealand with the world, Tourism Industry Aotearoa says.
On 10 December 2001, the first installment of Sir Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring first premiered on the world stage at Odeon Leicester Square in London. It was also the the debut of New Zealand as the fictional world of Middle-earth, and a sheep and beef farm just outside Matamata as Hobbiton™, as the home of the Hobbits™.
$26.6 million confirmed for 31 Regional Tourism Organisations Tourism organisations to collaborate across regional boundaries to attract visitors Common themes of improved destination management, sustainable tourism, and collaboration with iwi
Hamilton & Waikato Tourism has welcomed the Government’s announcement of $26M for regional tourism organisations from the Tourism Communities: Support, Recovery and Reset Plan.
Over 100 regional take-out options are now available under the relaunched ‘’Mighty Local” – a regional hub aimed at connecting Waikato residents with local businesses operating during Alert Levels 4, 3 and 2.
The latest figures released by the Business Events Data Programme* show the Waikato region secured 13% market share of all NZ business events being held in Q1 2021.
Matamata is the latest town in the mighty Waikato to be named as an official motorhome friendly town by the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association Inc (NZMCA).