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The Station acquisition further cements Ngāi Tahu Tourism’s commitment to Queenstown
Ngāi Tahu Tourism has taken full ownership of The Station booking and information hub in central Queenstown as it looks to create a presence for its reopened tourism experiences, including Shotover Jet. The Station, on the corner of Shotover and Camp streets in the town centre, has been a highly visible part of Queenstown’s tourism…
Ngāi Tahu Holdings invests in whānau led business
Ngāi Tahu Holdings is investing in GreenMount Advisory, an independent Tax and Corporate Advisory firm. The investment represents a 25 per cent stake in the firm and provides a funding facility to further accelerate growth. Founded by Sydney-based Ryan Davis (Ngāi Tahu – Ōraka Aparima), GreenMount has a unique, low-cost base operating model that sees…
All Blacks Experience to open in December 2020
The exciting new All Blacks Experience in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) is gearing up to welcome manuhiri (visitors) from 2 December 2020. Construction on the New Zealand Rugby and Ngāi Tahu Tourism joint venture is nearly complete with the final phases of the fit-out on track for the opening despite recent COVID-19 alert level restrictions. All…
Announcement of Relativity payment
E aku titirei, e aku amo tītoko i te raki, tēnā anō tātou i roto i kā tini āhuataka o te wā, i raro i a Matariki e taukapo mai ana i te hiku o te makōroa. I am pleased to announce that the Crown has made a payment to Ngāi Tahu as a result…
Ngāi Tahu Tourism receives STAPP funding
Ngāi Tahu Tourism has received a total of $1.95 million in grants from the Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme (STAPP) for four of its businesses, including the Dark Sky Project joint venture. Franz Josef Glacier Guides and Hot Pools, Dark Sky Project in Takapō (Tekapo) and the National Kiwi Hatchery in Rotorua each received $500,000,…
Iwi partnership’s Go Bus sale concludes
The sale of passenger transport company Go Bus from a Ngāi Tahu and Waikato-Tainui partnership to Melbourne-based industry operator Kinetic has completed today. Ngāi Tahu Holdings and Tainui Group Holdings announced their decision to sell Go Bus in March, subject to approval from the Overseas Investment Office. The office’s approval was received in June. Kinetic…
Concerns over unlawful activity on Ngāi Tahu Forestry land
There has been a noticeable increase in unlawful rubbish dumping, unauthorised tree felling, and other illegal activity on West Coast forestry land owned by Ngāi Tahu Forestry. Forest Managers are spending increasing amounts of time and money removing rubbish unlawfully dumped within some forests and finding more and more instances of unauthorised cutting and removal…
Māori place names to be reinstated around Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula
Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke yesterday welcomed the reinstatement of 13 correct te reo Māori place names across Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula. The Minister for Land Information Eugenie Sage formally announced the approval of the proposals at an event held at Rāpaki marae. The decision means the place names will receive official recognition and legal status…
Queenstown’s Shotover Jet reopens
Shotover Jet has returned to the Kimiākau (Shotover River), with dozens of New Zealanders kicking off the school holidays with a thrilling jet boat ride. The attraction is the only jet boating experience that can access the spectacular Shotover Canyons, with its twin-engine machines reaching speeds of 90 kilometres per hour and performing spins in…
Observatory stargazing set to return to Takapō
New Zealanders can once again enjoy stargazing with the reopening of Dark Sky Project, the leading astro-tourism attraction in Takapō (Tekapo). The company will reopen on 3 July, offering its Crater Experience at Cowan’s Private Observatory and access to Mt John Rd from Thursday to Monday, and opening its retail store at weekends. Dark Sky…