Spotlight
History repeats for pioneering Kiwi expedition cruise company
Heritage Expeditions returns to Fiordland with legacy voyages on new expedition yacht Heritage Explorer.
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Community focus for holiday park under new ownership
Popular campground Ōhope Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park has new owners and a new direction to benefit its community.
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Transport business gives back to community
Mount Classic Tours pivoted from transporting international cruise tour passengers to school sports teams, community clubs and retirement home residents.
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Conservation team reboots Little penguin survey
With tourism slowing down for a while, the Pohatu Penguins team took the opportunity to improve conservation data, reproducing the first Little penguin survey of the whole of Banks Peninsula.
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World’s first commercial Jet boat operator looks after locals
When New Zealand came out of Alert Level 3, KJet was ready. Having managed to retain most of their staff, the world’s first commercial Jet boat operator ensured there was a 'locals deal' for a bookable product available for New Zealanders, while continuing its community work.
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Connecting Bay of Plenty locals with the locals of the sea
Dolphin Seafaris was the first tourism operator in the North Island to be awarded the Department of Conservation’s SMART accreditation. Dolphin Seafaris also partners with marine conservation charity Project Jonah.
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Iconic Kewpie tour boat makes history with first female skipper
Tauranga’s historic Kewpie tourism boat has a new owner, and – for the first time in her history – a female skipper. Amy Neale purchased Kewpie after working aboard as a crew member for over two years. Neale is also Tauranga’s first female skipper to captain a tourism boat.
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Tourism business expands for the future amidst impact of COVID-19
Tauranga transport and tour business Mount Classic Tours heard the call to pivot to the domestic market and has expanded its operations in the face of COVID-19.
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Central North Island tourism marketing organisations partner to entice Kiwis
‘Get Out More NZ’ has launched to showcase the big adventures that can be had within a short travelling distance, with a humorous twist.
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Coastal Bay of Plenty named among top 100 sustainable destinations
The Coastal Bay of Plenty is the first of New Zealand’s regions to be named in the Green Destinations’ Top 100 Sustainable Destination list, one of the first steps in the region’s journey towards becoming a Certified ECO Destination, through Ecotourism Australia.
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Kiwi chick a ‘parting gift’ from last cruise ship passengers
Donations made by cruise ship passengers visiting the Bay of Plenty during the 2019/2020 season have funded the hatching and raising of a Kiwi chick.
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Bay of Plenty accommodation providers get future-ready
Accommodation providers are choosing the post-COVID-19 period to enhance their businesses by carrying out important building work, renovations, and improvements.
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Encouraging the next generation of tourism workers
Just one week prior to lockdown, Go with Tourism made the decision to pivot in response to the impact that COVID-19 was starting to have on New Zealand’s tourism industry.
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Locals take to the skies to support school camp
Air Milford flew locals to the iconic Branches Station, with all kids’ koha proceeds going to the Branches Charitable Trust.
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Mad Campers collaboration supports seasonal workforce
Mad Campers has teamed up with Central Otago cherry growers 45 South to help provide a seasonal workforce while borders are closed.
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