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How can Kiwis help NZ's tourism industry recover from impact of Covid-19?

April 24, 2020

Tourism New Zealand CEO Stephen England-Hall joined Seven Sharp to discuss how tourism can help rebuild our economy after Covid-19. (Source: Other)

Even though most us us haven't seen much of her for a while, we know that New Zealand is gorgeous.

And that beauty has earned us a reputation as one of the top holiday destinations on the planet.

But Covid-19 has ravaged our tourism industry. So what's it going to take to get it going again?

Seven Sharp spoke to Stephen England-Hall, the CEO of New Zealand Tourism about ways Kiwis can help one of our biggest industries back to its feet.

Watch the full story above.

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