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Sir Joseph George Ward (1856–1930), Mayor of Campbelltown, Chair Bluff Harbour Board, founder J.G.Ward and Co, MP for Awarua 1887–1919 and for Invercargill 1925–1930, Prime Minister of New Zealand 1906–1912 and 1928–30. Dorothy May De Lany (1908–1970), first woman president of a trade union in New Zealand [30]
Tourism in New Zealand comprised an important sector of the national economy – tourism directly contributed NZ$16.2 billion (or 5.8%) of the country's GDP in the year ended March 2019. [2] As of 2016 [update] tourism supported 188,000 full-time-equivalent jobs (nearly 7.5% of New Zealand's workforce).
New Zealand is located near the centre of the water hemisphere and is made up of two main islands and more than 700 smaller islands. [88] The two main islands (the North Island, or Te Ika-a-Māui, and the South Island, or Te Waipounamu) are separated by Cook Strait, 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide at its narrowest point. [89]
There were 3.3 million visitor arrivals in New Zealand last year, Stats NZ said separately Monday, up 12% from 2023. Australia, the United States and China were the biggest sources of visitors ...
It is the trading name of the New Zealand Tourism Board, [1] a Crown entity established under the New Zealand Tourism Board Act 1991. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ; (previously the New Zealand Ministry of Tourism) is the government department tasked with tourism policy and research.
Rongotea is defined by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement. It covers 0.58 km 2 (0.22 sq mi) [1] and had an estimated population of 730 as of June 2024, [2] with a population density of 1,259 people per km 2. It is part of the larger Awahuri statistical area.
Campbelltown, New South Wales. Campbelltown Hospital; Campbelltown Stadium, a sports ground used most often for Rugby League matches; Campbelltown, South Australia; Campbell Town, Tasmania; Government areas: Electoral district of Campbelltown, state electoral district in New South Wales; City of Campbelltown (New South Wales), local government ...
The Te Wahipounamu area is the least populated part of New Zealand. [3] Most residents work in tourism related jobs but there are other land use occupations. On the coast residents engage in fishing, grazing, and small-scale mining. In the eastern part of the World Heritage area pastoralism is the main land use.