Industry News
Toitū Resources to get you started
Toitu Envirocare has produced a range of webinars designed to get businesses started in their sustainability journey.
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Member News
Foxton Beach Top 10 Achieves Carbon Zero
In what is a New Zealand first for Top 10 holiday parks, Foxton Beach has achieved Toitū (formerly Enviromark) Carbon Zero certification.
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Spotlight
First Electric Flight over Cook Strait
1 Nov 2021
The two-seater Pipistrel Alpha Electro, owned by Christchurch-based company ElectricAir, is the first battery-powered, emission-free plane to cross Cook Strait.
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Member News
Southern hemisphere’s first electric ferry launched in Wellington
August 2021
The first fully electric, high speed passenger ferry in the southern hemisphere was officially launched today in Wellington, where the locally built vessel will sail commuters across Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
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Member News
TSS Earnslaw - Decarbonising and preserving 109 years of heritage
18 Oct 2021
A feasibility study is under way to investigate whether the TSS Earnslaw can become carbon neutral or carbon zero whilst conserving her proud heritage.
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Industry News
Tourism Industry Challenge to Cut Carbon
Dec 2021
The Tourism Carbon Challenge urges every tourism business to measure its carbon footprint, to take action to significantly reduce carbon emissions by 2030, and contribute to a tourism industry that is net zero carbon ahead of New Zealand’s 2050 goal.
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Member News
Craft Beer Tours NZ Amps Up Sustainability Initiatives
20 Jan 2022
Mike Henderson from Craft Beer Tours NZ joined the WellingtonNZ Sustainable Tourism Capability Project in June of 2021. His business conducts brewery tours across the Wellington Region and now incorporates sustainability into all aspects of his business.
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Industry News
Moving from Commitment to Action
March 2022
Last year, WellingtonNZ chose to work with Tourism Industry Aotearoa on a pilot project for 12 tourism operators to accelerate their sustainability journeys. This work activated our Tourism Sustainability Commitment (TSC), allowing us to learn some valuable lessons and confirm prior hunches.
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