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.