Qualmark New Zealand Limited is New Zealand tourism's official quality agency. It is a government and private sector partnership between Tourism New Zealand and New Zealand Automobile Association. Qualmark licenses professional and trustworthy New Zealand tourism businesses to use the Qualmark 'tourism's official quality mark', the stars, to help international and domestic travellers select places to stay, things to do and ways to get around.
The Qualmark star grading system, which is the official star grading system in New Zealand, can help you choose the type of accommodation you are looking for, in the style that suits you Accommodation providers are assessed on criteria specific to their category - so you will find a range of star grades from 1-5 with 1 being acceptable up to 5 being among the best in New Zealand The system has been developed for you, the traveller, so you can book and buy with confidence.