Check out the latest news and media releases from the Waikato Region
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Explore the moon’s past, present and future in Our Moon: Then, Now & Beyond at Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato. Open from Saturday 19 March with free entry every day!
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The tourism industry is celebrating a big step forward on the road to recovery today with the removal of self-isolation requirements for arriving travellers, Tourism Industry Aotearoa says.
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The BOW team have been working hard to look at all options to deliver this iconic event to our community, ensuring we are working within the current protection framework and still delivering a great experience for everyone. Balloons over Waikato is a little different from other events, in that we do not rely on ticket sales and attendees, which current restrictions of 100 person limits have forced the many event cancellations we have seen over the previous few weeks.
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With the departure of chief executive Jason Dawson, the Board of Hamilton & Waikato Tourism (HWT) is pleased to announce that Development Manager Nicola Greenwell has been appointed as Interim General Manager, effective 3 February 2022.
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Tourism Industry Aotearoa is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Chief
Executive, Rebecca Ingram.
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The devastating impact of the pandemic on Aotearoa New Zealand’s tourism industry has been officially measured for the first time, with today’s release of the Tourism Satellite Account for the year ended March 2021.
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A recently formed network of tourism sector associations is warning its members that 2022 is set to be just as challenging as 2020 and 2021.
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New projections for the recovery of New Zealand tourism suggest that it could be 2024 before the industry gets close to its ‘new normal’.
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The strategic development of tourism is top of mind for Hamilton & Waikato Tourism’s new chair, Richard Leggat, who brings to the role extensive experience across business, finance and e-commerce.
