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Sea-kayaking from Hahei. Tourism in New Zealand comprised an important sector of the national economy – tourism directly contributed NZ$ 16.2 billion (or 5.8%) of the country's GDP in the year ended March 2019. [2] As of 2016 tourism supported 188,000 full-time-equivalent jobs (nearly 7.5% of New Zealand's workforce).
The main marketing tool of Tourism New Zealand is the award-winning "100% Pure New Zealand" campaign, which had its ten-year anniversary in 2009. The brand has attracted debate at times from scientists such as Mike Joy , environmentalists, and the Green Party who see the 100% Pure brand as an environmental statement.
At first New Zealand was administered from Australia as part of the colony of New South Wales, and from 16 June 1840 New South Wales laws were deemed to operate in New Zealand. [51] This was a transitional arrangement, and the British Government issued the Charter for Erecting the Colony of New Zealand on 16 November 1840.
First holder. Sir Joseph Ward. (as Minister for Tourist and Health Resorts) Salary. $288,900 [1] Website. www.beehive.govt.nz. The Minister of Tourism is a minister in the New Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of Tourism New Zealand. The current Minister of Tourism is Matt Doocey.
Great Barrier Island ( Māori: Aotea) lies in the outer Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, 100 kilometres (62 mi) north-east of central Auckland. With an area of 285 square kilometres (110 sq mi) it is the sixth-largest island of New Zealand [ 4] and fourth-largest in the main chain. Its highest point, Mount Hobson, is 627 metres (2,057 ft) above sea ...
Māori ( Māori: [ˈmaːɔɾi] ⓘ) [ i] are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand ( Aotearoa ). Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350. [ 13] Over several centuries in isolation, these settlers developed their own ...
The education system in New Zealand implements a three-tier model which includes primary and intermediate schools, followed by secondary schools (high schools) and by tertiary education at universities and polytechnics. The academic year in New Zealand varies between institutions, but generally runs from early February until mid-December for ...
Napier City had a population of 64,695 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 2,454 people (3.9%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 7,455 people (13.0%) since the 2013 census. There were 26,919 dwellings. The median age was 42.0 years (compared with 38.1 years nationally).