I made my first pre-Budget announcement on Tourism last week, as part of our international growth package. This week I announced more details around this. We've already indicated that this year's Budget will be about growth, and in tourism, there is great potential to grow.

The $158 million we've allocated to tourism over the next four years will help grow New Zealand's reputation as a great tourist destination. It will help grow our new and emerging markets, and it will help build on the phenomenal growth we've seen from existing markets such as China and Australia.