NZ’s plan to ‘welcome anyone, from anywhere, anytime’ is not a sustainable tourism policy
- Written by Regina Scheyvens, Professor of Development Studies, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

Attracting more Chinese tourists to New Zealand, including during the off-season, was a major part of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s trade agenda during his visit to China last week. As Tourism Minister Louise Upston put it: “we welcome anyone, from anywhere, anytime”.
It’s all part of the government’s...