Economic Criteria
[ Last Updated 5 April 2006 ]
To show your event generates economic impact or adds value to regional and national economies, your funding application needs to demonstrate that your event will:
- generate foreign exchange earnings
- contribute to regional development
- build sector capability
- encourage new investment in the sector – international or national
- make the best use of existing infrastructure and increase the demand for improvements in facilities that will result in more opportunities for regional development and that can be further used by the community.
To show your event will create employment opportunities, your funding application needs to demonstrate that your event will:
- increase employment opportunities in the short term, through the staging of the event
- increase employment opportunities in the long term as a result of the event taking place.
To show your event will increase tourism opportunities, your funding application needs to demonstrate that your event will:
- encourage new domestic and international visitors
- increase the spending of visitors
- extend the tourist season, see visitors travel further around New Zealand, and address the capacity of tourism infrastructure.
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