SunLive, 02 June 2019 – A new conservation and tourism levy will be charged to most international visitors entering NZ for 12 months or less.
The legislation for the levy, known as the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy, or IVL, has been passed by Parliament and will come into effect from July 1 2019.
There will be some exemptions, most notably Australian citizens and permanent residents and people from many Pacific Island countries.
The levy will also enable digital processing of the New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority – NZeTA, which will be mandatory from October 1 this year.…read more
