Nature / Sustainable Tourism

New Zealand’s clean green sustainable tourism initiatives have been recognised as best in the world at the international Responsible Tourism Awards.

Former US President Bill Clinton has invited a New Zealand clothing company to address Asian leaders on sustainability.

New Zealand’s top tourist operators have been recognised in the country’s annual Tourism Industry Awards with a flexi travel network taking out the supreme prize for 2008.

New Zealand’s honey for health pioneer, Claude Stratford, has turned 100 years old today (18.8.2010) – a walking advertisement for the natural bee products he’s made world famous.

While big Kiwis celebrate New Zealand Conservation Week, the country’s smallest and most endangered species – of the feathered kind – are enjoying a momentous occasion.

A Marlborough high country merino sheep station has become one of the largest covenanted private conservation areas in New Zealand.

A cute little ball of fluff with a long beak has emerged at Rainbow Springs Kiwi Encounter, in Rotorua, to mark another New Zealand conservation milestone.

Camping at Curio Bay in the South Catlins, one of New Zealand’s rugged and wildlife-rich coastal regions, attracts a variety of visitors but not all appear to be taking notice of the local signs.

A family of New Zealand’s more curious insects has moved into an Auckland luxury hotel.

An adventure-seeking 23-year-old Irish film-maker, who calls himself ‘The Cycling Reporter’, has arrived in New Zealand as part of his mission to cycle around the world interviewing locals along the way.