Peter Needham

Managing Editor, Australasia at Global Travel Media

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Ōhiwa Oyster Festival Makes Waves as Kiwi Seafood Fans Shell Out Early

2 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

Oyster and seafood lovers are well catered for in New Zealand, and May is the big month for oyster festivals. The famous Bluff Oyster Festival, held at the southernmost point of New Zealand’s South Island, will occur next weekend, but demand is so great that it’s already sold out. The Ōhiwa Oyster Festival is a relative newcomer located in the North Island.
Southern Discoveries Returns with Wine Tours, Cruises & Kiwi Experiences

4 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

A new wine tour leads Southern Discoveries’ re-entry to the Queenstown market, as the company expands its product lineup with a range of immersive travel experiences. The new offerings emphasise slower, more personalised experiences, inviting guests to connect with the unique landscapes and stories of Queenstown, Central Otago and Fiordland.
Milford Sound Flights Get Smarter with Southern Discoveries App Update

4 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

Southern Discoveries is continuing to update its innovative multilingual app with new GPS-enabled flight commentary and other enhancements. The free app was first launched in late 2023 to provide commentary in multiple languages, including English, simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean (South Korea), Portuguese, and Spanish for its Milford Sound coach experience, with cruise commentary following soon after.
Rotorua Bids ‘Haere Rā’ as TRENZ 2026 Heads to Auckland

4 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

TRENZ, New Zealand tourism’s largest annual trade show, has wrapped another successful event, saying haere rā to Rotorua. (Haere rā means ‘farewell’, for readers who don’t speak Māori.)“The last few days have reaffirmed the value of this amazing event – with 1200 delegates holding a staggering 16,000 business meetings and laying the groundwork for tourism export growth for years to come,” Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) Chief Executive Rebecca Ingram confirmed.
NZ’s ‘Everyone Must Go!’ Campaign Spurs Tourism, Jobs & Export Growth

4 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

New Zealand’s ‘Everyone Must Go!’ tourism campaign in Australia is doing well and is on target to attract over 6000 more visitors, the NZ Minister for Tourism and Hospitality, Louise Upston, has confirmed. New Zealand is pursuing a policy of powerful tourism growth. Upston and Prime Minister Chris Luxon are determined to grow international tourism and give more New Zealanders the opportunity to work in the industry.
Americans Flock to New Zealand But Aussies Remain Tourism Bedrock

4 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

Americans are heading to New Zealand in record numbers – but visitors from Australia remain the country’s tourism bedrock. “USA is a star performer,” Tourism Industry Aotearoa chief executive Rebecca Ingram confirmed at TRENZ 2025 in Rotorua, New Zealand. Ingram was not referring to the 18,000 Americans who had been reported to have investigated moving to New Zealand the day after Donald Trump won the US election last November.
NZ’s Nimble New Tourism Future Revealed

4 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

Harvard Business Review’s latest research on how people are using AI this year has revealed that planning travel has become one of the top 25 uses—and it wasn’t even on the list a year ago. Tourism Industry Aotearoa chief executive Rebecca Ingram outlined the shifting tech landscape at TRENZ 2025 in Rotorua, New Zealand. “Something that is very clear is that the global tourism landscape is evolving,” she said.
Carrot Carnival, Craft Beers & Kiwi Quirks Unveiled at TRENZ 2025

4 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

While travel buyers from 26 countries held about 16,000 business meetings at TRENZ 2025 in Rotorua this week, social events were not forgotten, complete with superlative New Zealand wines, great beers, and free carrots. The carrots were distributed at a networking event on Wednesday evening to publicise the imminent approach of the Annual Ohakune Carrot Carnival, held this year on Saturday, 31 May 2025. Ohakune is a township in the North Island’s central Ruapehu district.
NZ North Island Unites to Drive Aussie Tourism Surge in 2025 and Beyond

1 month ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

Fifteen tourism leaders from New Zealand’s North Island have teamed up to boost visitation from Australia and other prime inbound source markets. From the subtropical beaches of the North Island’s Far North to the vineyards of Martinborough, with the cultural experiences of Rotorua in between, the tourism regions are joining forces to encourage holidaymakers to experience more.
NZ to Ditch Translation Rule and Supercharge Tourism at TRENZ 2025

1 month ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

New Zealand tourism leaders are stressing the need to attract tourists to stimulate the economy. The country’s government is committed to eliminating a significant barrier to visitor entry. The need to convert people’s vague intentions of visiting New Zealand into actual visits is quite a theme at TRENZ in Rotorua. Less emphasis is placed on targeting the high end of the market and more on boosting overall numbers.