Success Stories
Rotorua Sustainable Tourism Charter members are always implementing new and innovative sustainable business practices. Check back here regularly to learn about the contributions Charter member businesses are making towards sustainability.
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Aroha Tours – loving NZ
Jul 1, 2010
Veronika Wasel established Aroha Tours in 2000 and has been a Charter member since February 2007. The company name is a hint to one of its key goals; making visitors fall in love with New Zealand. …
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Customer recycling unit proving popular
Jul 1, 2010
The four bin customer recycling unit placed in the Rotorua i-SITE last Christmas is creating interest from wide and far. Events and Venues Rotorua liked the units so much that they installed a unit…
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Novotel goes vege
Jul 1, 2010
The Accor chain of hotels has a strong commitment to social and environmental sustainability through its global Earth Guest policy. This policy is founded on eight priorities; four of these…
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Sustainability in Action @ PhotoArts
Jun 3, 2010
Rod Meharry of PhotoArts was a presenter at the May 2010 Sustainability in Action function and following is a summary of his presentation.
Rod Meharry has been a sustainability fan for many years…
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Sustainability In Action @ Rotorua District Council
Jun 3, 2010
Sustainability in Action functions have always been about profiling the sustainability actions of Rotorua Sustainable Tourism Charter members, but for the May 2010 function we broke away from this…
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Sustainability in Action @ Te Urewera Treks
Jun 3, 2010
Joe Doherty of Te Urewera was a presenter at the May 2010 Sustainability in Action function and following is a summary of his presentation.
The Te Urewera National Park is one of the least visited…
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Green cards and organic wine
Jun 2, 2010
Millennium Hotel Rotorua is continuing its sustainability journey with more new initiatives. The first is a “Going Green” Card system. Guests simply place the Green Card hanger on the door…
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HELIiPRO goes into low fuel/stealth mode
Jun 2, 2010
Sustainability is a tricky issue for helicopter companies considering their key service delivery equipment uses significant amounts of fuel and generates a lot of noise. However, HELiPRO has taken a…
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Te Puia goes yellow in more ways than one
Jun 2, 2010
Te Puia has recently joined the ranks of those businesses with a Qualmark Gold rating. A contributor to this rating has been the introduction of a solar hot water system for the restaurant which on…
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A Flying energy audit
Apr 30, 2010
Last year Volcanic Air Safaris undertook an energy audit as part of the Tourism Energy Efficiency Project, which is a joint initiative between the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority and the…
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