Rebecca Ingram

So if you've got a visitor coming from, say,

Germany.

They're going to spend about 40 days here and they're going to go to lots of different parts of the country, do lots of different things.

40 days?

Yes.

God.

Well, people have been dreaming about a holiday in New Zealand for a long time.

They save up for it.

They plan for it.

And they come to really experience all the things that we offer.

I think they're very special, those visitors.

Well, I think what a tourism policy statement does that's really important is it clarifies the roles of

Government, local government, and the industry itself.

So what are the things that we're responsible for, like great visitor experience, building new products, et cetera, workforce.

And it says we are going to need to work together to achieve things.

What it also does is it says, hey, we need to look at funding.

It says we need to look at maybe short-term rental accommodation registers.

It makes commitments.

about the sorts of policy areas that need to be advanced with this longer-term view.