Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says "reports of the death of Queenstown are premature". Photo / George NovakTourism Minister Stuart Nash says "reports of the death of Queenstown are premature". Last week, the Otago Daily Times reported about 60 downtown Queenstown businesses expected to close in the next three months, according to a Queenstown Chamber of Commerce business confidence survey. "The tourism industry ... is paying a massive price for the Government's decision to close our borders. Collins said talks around a transtasman bubble had been going for more than nine months and there was still no sign of it.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 17, 2021 18:58 UTC