Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says more public holidays for Kiwis to experience New Zealand is among a number of things the Government is "actively considering" to encourage domestic tourism.
Ardern is in Rotorua meeting with key leaders to discuss the tourism industry's recovery.
"My message to Kiwis is, come and experience your own backyard and come and experience the cultural and hospitality here in Aotearoa."
Take a two-hour trip and come experience it for yourself, she said. They were also educational experiences.
Ardern was at Te Puia New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute for a series of discussions on how the region is coping following the alert level lockdowns and the plan for the future.
Ardern met with leaders at Destination Rotorua this morning and will talk with Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick and deputy mayor Dave Donaldson.
When asked about hospitality, she said there was "a big difference" between what New Zealand was doing than other countries and the Government had worked with the sector to mitigate the risk of flare-ups of Covid-19 when bars open.
A clean sweep?
The Newshub Reid Research pollhas National at 30.6 - while Labour has rocketed up to 56.5 per cent under Ardern's leadership through the Covid-19 crisis.
As preferred PM, Ardern was at 59.5 per cent - up 20.8 points on the last poll and the highest any Prime Minister has scored in the Reid Research poll's history.
Asked about her confidence of a "clean-sweep" at the election, Ardern told media: "We take nothing for granted. Our focus is not on poll, our focus is on jobs. Our focus is on livelihoods."
Ardern said she'd describe herself in one word as "focused".
The tourism heavyweight was formed in 1926 and operates as a tourism venture with specialised education schools dedicated to Māori arts and crafts. It is heavily reliant on the international tourism market.