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Active Adventures guides give back - #TiakiChampions
The guides at Active Adventures would normally be working flat out guiding visitors around beautiful Aotearoa on small group adventures. "But because we can’t currently give them enough work, they’ve put their efforts into giving back instead," says CEO Wendy van Lieshout.
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Social adventure group teaches all-round respect - #TiakiChampions
Got To Get Out is a domestic-tourism focused social enterprise adventure group involved in a number of projects that 'get Kiwis experiencing their back yard'. When they sell tickets to their paid-for trips, which include hiking, biking, overnight weekends and ski trips, they also gift tickets to youth in need.
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THL team plants native trees as trail run prizes - #TiakiChampions
Tourism Holdings Limited's Auckland team headed down to Waitomo for a day to plant 1500 native trees at Stubbs Farm.
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EcoZip donates $8k for native tree planting - #TiakiChampions
Waiheke’s EcoZip Adventures has contributed $8000 towards the purchase of 1400 native trees for planting in seven wetland areas across the island.
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James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor joins Living Wage movement
Wellington’s iconic James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor is joining the movement to pay the living wage to all their employees, one of the first non-MIQ hotels in New Zealand to do so.
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Arrowtown’s long lunch provides for its community
Arrowtown Promotion and Business Association has donated the profits made at Arrowtown’s Long Lunch to two worthy causes.
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Spotlight
Waitangi Treaty Grounds developing resources for new history curriculum
Waitangi Treaty Grounds has won a Ministry of Education contract to develop Classroom Support Materials to aid schools with the delivery of the new Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories curriculum.
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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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GO Rentals introduces Tesla EVs to six locations nationwide
GO Rentals invites drivers to experience the Tesla on their next road trip, welcoming the Tesla Model 3 to their nationwide fleet.
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Cycle Journeys generous donation to help ease ratepayer burden
Cycle Journeys new funding model may be a first in New Zealand.
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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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