>That's a large figure, but it's not as if New Zealand lacks any kind of other industry
It's also 15% of employment though, which isn't surprising because there's a lot of low wage service work done in that sector, it employs a huge chunk of the population.
For reference, both in terms of GDP contribution and employment that is larger than the contribution of the entire automotive industry to Germany.
And being German and seeing how people are starting to get worried about the economy, I can't see this working long term politically.
If you tell people in the tourism industry they now need to become dairy farmers at the other end of the country I think you'll be surprised how quickly the country opens up again.
It's also 15% of employment though, which isn't surprising because there's a lot of low wage service work done in that sector, it employs a huge chunk of the population.
For reference, both in terms of GDP contribution and employment that is larger than the contribution of the entire automotive industry to Germany.
And being German and seeing how people are starting to get worried about the economy, I can't see this working long term politically.
If you tell people in the tourism industry they now need to become dairy farmers at the other end of the country I think you'll be surprised how quickly the country opens up again.