旅游部长凯尔文·戴维斯（Hon Kelvin Davis）表示，新西兰标志性旅游景点和新西兰的31个地区旅游组织（Regional Tourism Organisations，简称RTO）首批获得了$4亿旅游产业复苏计划（Tourism Sector Recovery Plan）的支持。
该计划包括一项战略旅游资产保护计划（Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme）——将为“发现怀托摩萤火虫洞”（Discover Waitomo）提供$400万的资金，并为新西兰的31个RTO提供高达$2020万的资金。这些资金支持计划是在旅游复苏部长小组（Tourism Recovery Ministers Group）会议确认了合格标准并做出紧急支持决定之后而出炉的。
保护“发现怀托摩萤火虫洞”（Discover Waitomo）
“我们与旅游业紧密合作，以帮助缓解疫情带来的打击，为企业和工人提供支持，并为旅游业的复苏做好准备。”
“‘发现怀托摩’是世界闻名的标志性旅游胜地，为该地区带来了显著的经济，文化及就业优势。如果没有这项支持，我们可能无法保留这一重要旅游资产，因此行动的速度很重要。这项投资将有助于保护‘发现怀托摩’，留住有特定技能和经验的员工。”部长说。
部长表示，在急需加速申请的时候，旅游复苏部长小组将评估其紧急性并做出迅速决定。
“无论是‘发现怀托摩’还是我们目前正在研究的其他项目，我们不希望官僚主义成为我们复苏的绊脚石。这就是为什么我们很快做出决定的原因。”部长说。
支持新西兰的31个地区旅游组织（RTO）
31个RTO也已获得高达$2020万的资金，以帮助实施管理和规划，并支持该地区旅游业的其他项目。
“在我跟产业相关人员对话的过程中，几乎整个行业都在要求政府这样做。我们对RTO进行投资是因为它们在旅游业中发挥着重要作用。旅游业的重启，恢复和重建将取决于有能力且资源丰富的区域组织来领导和协调利益相关者，毛利族裔及社区之间的活动，”部长说。
旅游期货工作组联合主席
旅游业复苏计划还包括一个公私部门工作组，它将继续开展新西兰旅游局（Tourism New Zealand）为重新设想旅游业的未来而开展的工作。
部长表示：“我很高兴地宣布，新西兰旅游业未来工作组将由市长史蒂夫·查德威克（Steve Chadwick）和格兰特·韦伯斯特（Grant Webster）共同领导，因为他们俩对该行业都有深刻的了解。”
“他们的领导才能、技能和经验对于确保我们能够重建一个在经济、环境和文化上更具可持续性发展的部门至关重要，他们可以不负众望。”
战略旅游资产保护计划的标准
“这仅仅是个开始。标准发布后我们预计会有更多寻求帮助的请求。我要感谢旅游业在这一非常困难的时期中提供的建设性意见和建议，特别是他们提供的有助于制定此复苏计划的信息。”
（以上为简译，仅供参考，具体内容请见原文）
英文原文
Critical support forstrategic tourism assets
An iconic New Zealand tourism attraction and the country’s 31 Regional Tourism Organisations are the first recipients of support from the $400 million Tourism Sector Recovery Plan, to help position the sector for recovery from COVID-19, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis announced today.
The plan includes a Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme which will provide up to $4 million to Discover Waitomo and up to $20.2 million for New Zealand’s 31 RTOs. This investment comes following the Tourism Recovery Ministers Group meeting to determine eligibility criteria and make urgent support decisions.
Discover Waitomo to be safeguarded
“We are working closely with the tourism industry to help cushion the blow from COVID-19, support businesses and workers, and position the tourism sector for recovery,” Kelvin Davis said.
“Discover Waitomo is a world-renowned iconic tourism attraction that generates significant economic, cultural and employment benefits for the region.
“Without this support, it may not have been possible to preserve this key asset, so it was important to act fast. This investment will help safeguard and enable Discover Waitomo to retain a highly skilled workforce with specific skills and experience,” Kelvin Davis said.
Kelvin Davis said that where there is urgent need to fast track applications the Tourism Recovery Ministers will assess the urgency and make a decision.
“This has occurred with Discover Waitomo and other businesses we’re currently in discussions with. We don’t want bureaucracy to get in the way of supporting businesses that need it. That’s why we’re able to announce funding for Discover Waitomo today, and we will make further announcements soon,” Kelvin Davis said.
Support for New Zealand’s 31 RTOs
Up to $20.2 million has also been made available for the country’s 31 Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs) to enable them to implement Destination Management and planning, along with other projects to support their regional tourism industry.
”The industry has been asking for this throughout my discussions with them. We’re investing in RTOs because they play an important role in supporting tourism. The restart, recovery and rebuilding of the sector will depend on capable and well-resourced regional organisations to lead and coordinate activities alongside the industry, stakeholders, Māori and communities,” Kelvin Davis said.
Tourism Futures Taskforce co-chairs announced
The Tourism Sector Recovery Plan also includes a public-private taskforce that will continue the work started by Tourism New Zealand to reimagine the future of tourism.
“I am pleased to announce that the New Zealand Tourism Futures Taskforce will be led by co-chairs Mayor Steve Chadwick and Grant Webster as they both have a deep understanding of the sector,” Kelvin Davis said.
“Their leadership, skills and experience will be vital to ensuring we can rebuild a sector that’s more economically, environmentally and culturally sustainable, so that it delivers on its promises to Kiwis and visitors alike.
Criteria for the Strategic Tourism Assets Protection Programme
“This is just the beginning of the announcements, and now that the criteria has been released, we expect there to be even more requests for help.
“I’d like to thank the tourism industry for their constructive input and advice during this very difficult time, in particular the information they have provided to help shape this recovery package,” Kelvin Davis said.
