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Tourism Boss Won’t Be Watching Letterman Show

When Tourism NZ chief executive George Hickton was asked recently if he would be sitting in the studio audience to watch John Key appear on the Letterman show (Key is both the Prime Minister and Tourism Minister for New Zealand) the answer was no, he wasn’t even sure who was going to get tickets but…

September 21, 2009 in Letterman Show, tourism.

Tourism NZ Chief Exec ‘Steps Down’

It was a quiet, low key resignation that merited a few lines in today’s Herald which simply stated “Tourism New Zealand said chief executive George Hickton is stepping down after 10 years in the role. Hickton is resigning to allow a replacement to settle in before the 2011 Rugby World Cup is hosted in New…

July 1, 2009 in Crime, Rugby World Cup, Violence on the Streets.

Tourism NZ Chief Exec ‘Steps Down’

July 1, 2009 in Crime, Rugby World Cup, Violence on the Streets.

Tourism NZ Chief Exec ‘Steps Down’

It was a quiet, low key resignation that merited a few lines in today’s Herald which simply stated “Tourism New Zealand said chief executive George Hickton is stepping down after 10 years in the role.Hickton is resigning to allow a replacement to settle in before the 2011 Rugby World Cup is hosted in New Zealand,…

July 1, 2009 in Crime, Rugby World Cup, Violence on the Streets.

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