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Post-Covid tourism boost as overseas anglers return to New Zealand
More than 13,500 international anglers took to the water in pursuit of New Zealand’s renowned wild trout during the recent fishing season, according to data from Fish & Game NZ. While this is down on pre-Covid-19 levels, Fish & Game…
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Pacific Tourism Organisation teams up with the Bulikula Women’s Plastics Community Group for World Oceans Day
Udite Taukei and the Bulikula Women’s Community Plastics Group from Galoa village continue to modify their community waste by upcycling plastic waste into beautiful works of art for display. The women’s group is part of the Pacific Tourism Organisations (SPTO) Pacific…
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Does Iwi hold the final say to the 2023 North Island Ski Season
In a heated meeting and its aftermath RSSA has released this open letter re the possible future of Ruapehu and the implications of yesterdays watershed meeting. The possible key points as outlined in this letter; the companies looking to…
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Paw-some way to holiday with the fur-babies
Every paw-rent knows the stress of planning a holiday without their fur baby. It’s, in a word, ruff. But the solution to sniffing out those dog-friendly holiday spots is here. Introducing: DOGALONG! The brand-new way for doggos and their hoomans…
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Take the family to Waiheke Island for less these school holidays
Fullers360 extend off-peak pricing to include child and family ferry tickets Just in time for school holidays – this July you don’t have to go far to tick the islands off your family’s bucket list! Fullers360 is encouraging Aucklanders and…
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About time! – Airplane seats for wheelchair users
Delta Air Lines has unveiled a new accessible plane seat to accommodate power wheelchair users. The seat prototype was introduced this week at the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany. It’s been created in partnership with UK company Air4All,…
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Webjet introduces hotel carbon offsetting, in New Zealand online travel agent first
Expanding Webjet’s successful Sustainable Traveller program, hotel offsetting offers more eco-friendly travel options for carbon conscious travellers. Leading online travel agency, Webjet, has announced the addition of hotel bookings to its successful Sustainable Traveller carbon offset program, becoming the…
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Fraser Island officially reinstated as K’gari
The Queensland Government today announced the official name change of one of the State’s most treasured and culturally significant destinations to its Traditional name ‘K’gari’ (formerly Fraser Island). The announcement formally recognises the Butchulla People’s connection to the island and…
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Flight fat shaming?
It is not a new question “How come I have to pay a penalty for my bag being 5 kilos over when the person next to me is three times my body weight?” Air New Zealand is asking more than…
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Solomon Islands Lifts COVID Entry Requirements
Effective immediately, the Solomon Islands has lifted all COVID-19 related requirements and travellers to the destination no longer need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or COVID-19 test. However, passengers arriving into the destination will still be required to complete…
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