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Assessing the impact of New Zealand’s investment in destination marketing

Year: 2011

Current practices in measuring the return on investment in tourism destination marketing were reviewed, and advice on improving New Zealand’s practices was developed. The advice formed the basis of a paper to the Minister, and new methods are now being piloted by the Ministry.

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E Tū Kahikatea – Evaluation of the Contribution of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to Aotearoa New Zealand Communities and Society

Years: 2008 – 2010

A large scale, mixed method research and evaluation project examined Te Wānanga o Aotearoa practices, and evaluated the outcomes from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa education. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is New Zealand’s second largest tertiary education institution, and this report helped to fill a significant and longstanding gap in New Zealand’s understanding of how it works and what it achieves.

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Outcomes from the Market Development Assistance Scheme: findings from interviews with recipient firms

Year: 2008

Interviews with firms that had received support from the Market Development Assistance Scheme contributed to the Ministry’s evaluation of the scheme.

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Case study of the Regional Partnerships Programme in Wellington

Year: 2008

A detailed case study of the Regional Partnerships Programme’s activity in the Wellington region was completed, contributing to the Ministry’s evaluation of the scheme across New Zealand. This was the first case study to be completed as part of the evaluation, and was used by the Ministry as a guide for the remainder of the case studies.

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