Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 6, 2020 6:11:25 GMT 12
FROM HERO TO ZERO – WHAT'S THE FUTURE FOR TOURISM?
In Rotorua, Te Puia's Maori cultural centre and geothermal attractions are also shuttered and of the 160 staff, only those tending birds in the kiwi house are allowed on site.
Bad debt is another looming problem with equally stressed travel wholesalers unable to pay their bills, and a further complication is Te Puia's ownership.
A Crown-owned entity, it was on the cusp of becoming iwi-owned as part of a Treaty of Waitangi settlement, but Cossar says legislation to complete the process was withdrawn two weeks ago due to the virus crisis.....
www.stuff.co.nz/business/120755322/from-hero-to-zero--whats-the-future-for-tourism
In Rotorua, Te Puia's Maori cultural centre and geothermal attractions are also shuttered and of the 160 staff, only those tending birds in the kiwi house are allowed on site.
Bad debt is another looming problem with equally stressed travel wholesalers unable to pay their bills, and a further complication is Te Puia's ownership.
A Crown-owned entity, it was on the cusp of becoming iwi-owned as part of a Treaty of Waitangi settlement, but Cossar says legislation to complete the process was withdrawn two weeks ago due to the virus crisis.....
www.stuff.co.nz/business/120755322/from-hero-to-zero--whats-the-future-for-tourism