Write a 10 pages paper on a critique of tourism policy and planning in new zealand. If actors do not manage tourism well, it can culminate in sexual abuse of women plus children. This can fuel human trafficking. Tourism can also destroy the ecosystem if the natural resources and heritage sites are not used sustainably. Furthermore, tourism occurs within a locality that is home to communities. It is possible for tourism to flourish without benefiting the local communities. These are a few examples of the downside of tourism if the industry is not managed in a socially responsible manner (Dredge 2006).

Tourism is a business with all the inherent challenges that face other types of businesses the world over. However, every market segment, niche market, geographical region, and supporting industries have issues and problems that are peculiar to them. Some examples of issues include inter-regional and intra-regional competition, environment conservation, growth, infrastructure, human resource development, and capacity building.

From the foregoing discussion, it is clear that the development of tourism in a given country requires proper policies and planning. The strategies in the plans would ensure the growth of the industry in a sustainable manner. In this paper, I will discuss New Zealand in this context.

New Zealand is an island nation southwest of the Pacific Ocean, some 900 miles to the East of the Australian Continent. New Zealand is in Oceania, close to Fiji, Tonga, New Caledonia, and a host of other pacific islands. New Zealand contains two chief islands. North plus South, and other smaller islands including Stewart, Chatham, and Waiheke Islands. The country is 900 miles long along with its North-North-East orientation and 250 miles at its widest position. It is bordered by over 9000 miles of coastline, and a large area containing the country’s maritime resources (Dredge 2006).

The islands are on the boundary between the Pacific Plate and the Indo-Australian Plate, which is in the Pacific ‘ring of fire’.