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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Eva Corlett in Wellington

New Zealand’s ‘Everyone must go!’ tourism campaign ridiculed as emigration hits record high

Pictures from the new NZ tourism campaign that is being ridiculed
Pictures from the new NZ tourism campaign that is being ridiculed Photograph: supplied New Zealand government

A New Zealand tourism campaign targeting Australian visitors has been ridiculed for sounding like a clearance sale slogan and for being tone-deaf amid widespread public service job cuts and record numbers of New Zealanders moving overseas.

The government launched its “Everyone must go!” campaign on Sunday, in a bid to encourage Australian holiday-makers to visit New Zealand. The NZD$500,000 campaign will run on radios and social media in Australia between February and March.

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