New tourism manager appointed just as downturn hits sector

10:55 Mon, 15 Jun

Karen Thompson-Smith will be drawing on 20 years’ experience in the tourism industry as the region struggles to cope with the effects of Covid-19. After...

Matakana Coast Tourism pulls out of i-SITE

11:13 Mon, 17 Jun

Matakana Coast Tourism (MCT) has decided to pull out of the Warkworth i-SITE, saying it has found the visitor’s centre too much of a financial...

Local customers underpin retail spend

00:00 Mon, 30 Jul

“Don’t overlook the importance of local customers to your business” was the message delivered at a Matakana Coast Tourism meeting held at Plume Restaurant on...

Tourism body appoints new head

00:00 Mon, 2 Oct

Former Auckland Councillor Penny Webster has been appointed executive chair of Matakana Coast Tourism (MCT). Mrs Webster will replace retiring chair Warren Kitchin, who has...

New role for Webster

00:00 Fri, 15 Sep

Former Auckland Councillor Penny Webster has been appointed executive chair of Matakana Coast Tourism (MCT). Mrs Webster will replace retiring chair Warren Kitchin, who has...

iSITE on track to self-sufficiency

00:00 Sun, 17 Apr

Matakana Coast Tourism chair Warren Kitchin and tourism coordinator and iSITE manager Olivia Austin say their hard work has helped turn around the fate of...