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Tourism Minister's communication with industry 'chaotic' - Haka Tourism boss
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English - May 12, 2020 06:13 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBNews Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis does not appear to be up to the job and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern should take over the portfolio, a tour operator says, as the industry faces collapse due to Covid-19.
Haka Tours General Manager Eve Lawrence told Checkpoint the Tourism Minister needs to provide the industry with some certainty, as domestic travel under level 2 is not going to save tourism operators.
Haka Tours luxury adventures throughout New Zealand, including multi-day tours of ski slopes, kayaking, mountain climbing, cultural and beach trips.
It is potentially facing mass redundancies with New Zealand borders locked down indefinitely under Covid-19 restrictions.
Davis said the hard-hit tourism sector will receive additional support in the Budget, but that is too late to save many jobs, industry leaders said.