The road well-travelled: The rise and rise of New Zealand tourismSUPPLIED By 2022, New Zealand is expected to welcome 4.5 million visitors a year. A report from the New Zealand Tourism Council Working Group found councils spent an average of $37.90 a year on tourism per head of population. Former chair of the New Zealand Tourism Council Working Group David Hammond said about $630m of the GST take was profit. It is clear that investment in many areas of tourism infrastructure is lagging behind demand, so we need to speed up our planning, decision-making and investment cycles." The Government will consider a business case from the tourism sector, probably early next year, arguing for a dedicated fund to pay for infrastructure upgrades.

Source: Stuff June 17, 2016 17:01 UTC