John Key is both Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism. Previously the portfolio was held by a junior minister. I am not sure if that was a good idea. Government departments tend to be gravestones of industries.
The New Zealand tourism industry grew on its own to be the 4th largest relatively speaking in the world without the guiding hand of a Minister of Tourism. Maybe it should have stayed that way.

Mar 11, 2016 @ 00:14:58
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The OECD changes its mind frequently on how big the tourism sector is in different countries. Seems to have cut by half the size of the New Zealand tourism sector as a percentage of GDP.
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