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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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