Foreign tourists to pay fees at four popular conservation sites

Saturday 2 August 2025 · 5 outlets · 5 reports · updated Sat 2 Aug 2025, 2:02pm

In this story Christopher Luxon, National Party, Tama Potaka

The Government has announced that international visitors will face charges of $20 to $40 at four high-volume conservation locations. Revenue of up to $62 million per year is expected, which will be reinvested into those areas. The policy was announced alongside plans to expand business concessions on conservation land.

How they headlined it

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1. NZ HeraldSat 2 Aug 2025, 1:15pm

   Foreign tourists to face up to $40 charge to visit DoC walks and sites (opens in new tab)

2. StuffSat 2 Aug 2025, 1:16pm

   Foreign tourists to pay new fee to visit four iconic ‘high volume’ locations (opens in new tab)

3. 1NewsSat 2 Aug 2025, 1:31pm

   Govt announces foreign visitor charges at popular DOC sites (opens in new tab)

4. RNZSat 2 Aug 2025, 1:46pm

   'Wave' of Conservation Act concessions, foreign visitor charge for high-volume DOC sites (opens in new tab)

5. Otago Daily TimesSat 2 Aug 2025, 2:02pm

   Foreign tourists to pay to visit key NZ sites (opens in new tab)