Environment
Last updated:
October 2009
New Zealand's clean, green environment is a major attraction for international visitors. The New Zealand Tourism Strategy 2015 recognises this. One of the four major outcomes of the Strategy is that “the tourism sector takes a leading role in protecting and enhancing the environment”.
Current Ministry of Tourism projects include:
Work is also undertaken with the New Zealand Tourism Industry Association, Tourism New Zealand, Regional Tourism Organisations, Department of Conservation, Ministry for the Environment, tourism operators, local government and other stakeholders to ensure that the benefits and impacts of tourism on the environment are managed and monitored.
Climate change matters to New Zealand tourism. New Zealand's distance from most key markets makes journey-related greenhouse gas emissions, costs and consumer perceptions key issues for the sector.
New Zealand’s natural environment motivates many visitors to visit New Zealand and the Conservation Estate hosts them while they are here.
This user guide lists the locations of more than 600 dumping stations across New Zealand for motor home users.
The Ministry of Tourism is leading a project to identify environmental indicators for New Zealand tourism.
The government recognises that New Zealand's environment is very important. This section gives you information about the measures that are being put in place at a national level.
The Ministry of Tourism is a member of the New Zealand Freedom Camping Forum (NZFCF), convened in December 2007 by the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA), in response to concerns about the impact of freedom camping.
The Sustainable Tourism Advisers in Regions (STAR) programme provides tourism operators with tools for improving their environmental performance in nine regions in New Zealand.
The Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Economic Development worked with Lincoln University to develop tools to assist tourism businesses to measure and reduce their carbon footprint.
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