Nature / Sustainable Tourism

Pupils around Auckland are getting the chance for hands-on experience with renewable energy.

The feather of an extinct New Zealand bird has sold for a world record price at an auction in Auckland.

Rotorua’s world famous thermal activity has generated the first New Zealand Qualmark Green award.

New Zealand is about to witness the largest ever, mass transfer of native kiwi as part of a major conservation operation.

A tiny slice of New Zealand paradise is up for sale – an entire village for a cool $1 million.

New Zealand’s fabled Pink Terraces – one half of the long lost ‘eighth wonder of the world’ – have been found on the bottom of a volcanic lake near Rotorua.

New Zealand’s unique Hector’s and Maui’s dolphin populations will enjoy greater protection in four new marine mammal sanctuaries due to come into effect tomorrow (23 October 2008).

New Zealand’s wide open spaces and unique environment provide a mecca for freedom campers but tourists are being advised to check with the locals before pitching a tent or parking their campervan.

Caring for New Zealand’s natural environment so that it can be preserved for future generations is the focus of a new website encouraging best practice for holidaymakers pitching tents, or parking campervans or caravans.

The New Zealand Cycle Trail project has entered a momentous stage of development with final funding approved this week for the last of the 18 ‘Great Rides’ that will form the nationwide cycle network.