1The government has thrown its support behind a bed tax for Queenstown.
2Recognising this, he said a bed tax should be charged on a night-by-night basis.
3A proposed bed tax on Airbnb rentals is causing sleepless nights in Hawke's Bay.
4Tourism Industry Aotearoa chief executive Chris Roberts said a bed tax was not the answer.
5The government has yet to decide on the future of a bed tax for Queenstown.
6Queenstown Lakes District residents have voted in favour of a bed tax in a non-binding referendum.
7The bed tax will apply to nearly half of the 8000 Auckland properties listed on Airbnb.
8Legal advice obtained by the tourism industry says passing a bed tax onto customers would be illegal.
9Tourism Industry Aotearoa chief executive Chris Roberts said a bed tax should have remained on the table.
10Dublin City Council has proposed a sales tax and a hotel bed tax to fund local councils.
11Queenstown's bed tax has been put on ice as the district deals with the impacts of Covid-19.
12But the Prime Minister says he's also considering legislation to enable to Queenstown to levy a bed tax.
13The Auckland Council's controversial new bed tax was one of the issues discussed at this week's Hotel Industry Conference.
14He said the result gave a definitive message to central government that a bed tax was wanted by the community.
15The prospect of a bed tax is polarising the tourism industry, despite both sides acknowledging local authorities need more support.
16More than 80 percent of residents voted in favour of a bed tax in a non-binding referendum earlier this year.