TIA Blog
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Strengthening NZ’s world leading adventure tourism sector |
By GEOFF ENSOR - 27 August 2010 |
Featured Member - Shotover Canyon Swing
“Each of our jumps has an ‘undies rating for scariness’ and the new Tandem Cliff Jump is rated five out of five, so it’s not a challenge for the faint-hearted!”, laughs Matt Hollyer, Shotover Canyon Swing General Manager.
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Tourism seeks stronger ties with local government
26 August 2010
The visitor industry is seeking a much stronger partnership with local government, saying it will boost the already significant economic contribution visitors make to communities throughout New Zealand. -
Industry backs adventure tourism safety recommendations
24 August 2010
Strengthening the safety practices of New Zealand’s world-leading adventure tourism sector will be widely supported, the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) says. -
New tourism energy efficiency initiative launched
23 August 2010
A new initiative to improve the competitiveness and environmental performance of tourism businesses by reducing energy consumption has been launched by the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.
- 'Sad and bleak day' for South - PM - Sunday Star Times - 5th Sep 2010
Prime Minister John Key has described September 4, 2010, as a "sad and bleak day" after the massive earthquake in Christchurch and the plane crash which claimed nine lives at Fox Glacier. - Crash inquiry may take a year - Dominion Post - 6th Sep 2010
It could be more than a year before the cause of New Zealand's worst aviation disaster in 17 years is known. - 500-plus buildings damaged in quake - Otago Daily Times - 5th Sep 2010
More than 500 buildings in Christchurch are damaged after the massive earthquake in Canterbury early yesterday morning, which caused billions of dollars of damage, cut water and power, and...

