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From 2019 onward, what contribution, if any, has International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy revenue made to baseline funding for Vote Tourism and Vote Conservation, listed by vote, broken down by financial year and including the estimate for 2025/26?

Answered Question 18853 (2026)
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Jo Luxton

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • From 2019 onward, what contribution, if any, has International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy revenue made to baseline funding for Vote Tourism and Vote Conservation, listed by vote, broken down by financial year and including the estimate for 2025/26?

Answered by

Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Tourism and Hospitality

Answer

From 2024/25 there is a variable amount of International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy revenue available for existing activity within tourism and conservation. The amount in any year depends on the amount of International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy revenue collected. I refer the member to the Estimated IVL Revenue and Expenditure: 2019/20 to 2028/29 table located on the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment's website: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/immigration-and-tourism/tourism/tourism-funding/international-visitor-conservation-and-tourism-levy/what-is-the-ivl.