Labour plans $25 charge on international visitors to pay for tourism facilitiesn/a Millions of people travel to New Zealand every year, making tourism one of our biggest industries. International tourists would be charged $25 a head to help fund local tourism and conservation infrastructure under Labour. BENN BATHGATE/STUFF Labour tourism spokesman Kris Faafoi and Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick at the announcement of a new levy on international tourists. "It's only fair that the cost of these important projects is recouped from the international visitors that enjoy them," he said. There were about 3.5m international visitors last year.

Source: Stuff August 28, 2017 04:10 UTC