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Arrowtown Choppers Native Planting from April 2021
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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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Guided tour at Waitangi Treaty Grounds
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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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electric air
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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 Tesla
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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
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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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heritage explorer port levy
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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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Ohope Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park
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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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Mount Classic Tours takes Papamoa Garden Club to Hamilton Gardens Feb 21 1 v2
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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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KJet Fleet
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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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dolphin seafaris
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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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Kewpie Cruises
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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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Shore Trips and Tours
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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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Get Out More NZ campaign
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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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Touism Bay of Plenty
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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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