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Let it snow!
To perfect timing from Mother Nature Whakapapa and Tūroa lower ski fields are in full swing for the school holidays. Thousands have already headed up the mountain to ski, snowboard, toboggan and sightsee. The holidays kicked off with a great…
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EXPLORE WANAKA was launched on May 1st 2018.
My wife Abby and I were both finishing up our career’s as professional Snowboarders and had just stepped into the very real world of becoming parents with our oldest daughter Lilian gracing our lives . At this point we…
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Greenland Dreams
I watched, a little confused and not really registering what I was seeing, as one of our huskies was swimming in a pool of ice and water while our dog sled sped past. Our driver carefully yanked on the rope…
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Tourism businesses can encourage sustainable behaviour among travellers
New research offers more incentive for tourism businesses to become more sustainable and share their efforts with international visitors, Tourism Industry Aotearoa says. The research was carried out by the University of Canterbury and ChristchurchNZ, and funded by the Tourism Industry New Zealand…
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Bed tax could encourage freedom camping
A bed tax on New Zealand’s holiday parks risks incentivising more people to freedom camp, Holiday Parks New Zealand is warning. HPNZ’s 300 member parks oppose the Productivity Commission’s suggested Accommodation Levy, which it has put forward as a way…
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