Stuart Nash

A $100 million government package to support the hosting of the next America's Cup regatta has been rejected - and it seems Team New Zealand will instead sail away with the Auld Mug.

Syndicate boss… Audio

Immigration is in for a shake up but the details are still unclear with critics slating the government's latest message as confusing and worrying.

The Minister for Economic Development, Stuart Nash… Audio

The government has thrown some tourism businesses an economic lifeline and also suggested some of them get out of the game altogether.

A $200 million fund has been announced for struggling operators… Video, Audio

A landmark deal has been agreed with Amazon for the Lord of the Rings television series currently being filmed in New Zealand.

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed, provisionally granting… Audio

Our Sunday panelists discuss the Covid-19 situation in New Zealand, whether domestic travel is the backbone of our travel industry, and whether we should be funding an America's Cup that is not held… Audio

The Tourism Minister is chasing the big tourism cash, signalling when New Zealand's borders open a visit here is going to be a much pricier prospect.

Speaking at a conference in Queenstown, Stuart… Video, Audio

The Tourism Minister has copped some flak from operators who are frustrated they couldn't meet with him during his trip south.

Stuart Nash has been visiting businesses in Invercargill today before… Audio

Moments after the racing ended, the government announced it was pulling out the pocket book to help the prepare for the next America's Cup.

What money is left over out of the $136.5 million the… Audio

Event organisers, pubs, clubs and restaurants are in limbo waiting for a downward alert level shift in Auckland from Covid-19 alert level 2 to 1.

Cabinet is made the crucial decision but is not… Video, Audio

All talk and no support was the conclusion from Franz Josef and Fox Glacier locals after a meeting with the Tourism Minister today.

Stuart Nash and West Coast Tasman MP Damien O'Connor fronted… Audio

Officials are scrambling to see if they can do anything for the Whakatāne Mill, where more than 200 jobs are at risk.

As the largest private employer in the eastern Bay of Plenty, the mill is slated… Audio

At least five wealthy backers of the challenger teams to the America's Cup are struggling to enter the country in time to watch their yachts race.

Information provided to RNZ shows the owners of the… Audio

The new Minister of Tourism, Stuart Nash, has divided the country's tourism providers with comments made about the value of backpackers, a ban on campervans which are not self-contained, and focusing… Audio

Tourism operators are surprised their new minister has been so dismissive of the benefit of backpackers to the country.

Some also believe the promised benefits of wealthy visitors is a hollow one.

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New Zealand will sell itself as a tourism destination for the wealthy when our borders re-open.

That was the message from Stuart Nash to industry leaders at the Tourism Summit Aotearoa in Wellington… Audio

The police want greater powers for dealing with terrorism, more in line with the United Kingdom's prevention model.

Senior officers joined Police Minister Stuart Nash in a meeting with the head of… Audio

The government has failed to meet its target of increasing the total number of police by 1800 officers in three years.

Official figures show there are 1280 more officers than this time three years… Audio

The year’s half gone, but Parliament is just about done. Done what, you ask? We consider how much and what the 52nd Parliament has achieved. Audio