19th May 2020 SustainabilityWhether New Zealand can create a sustainable tourism sector is being explored in a webinar from The School of Management at the Wellington School of Business and Government.
12th March 2020 Environment / SustainabilityQueenstown Lakes District aims to become the country’s most sustainable tourism system in a new climate action plan being considered by council today.
5th March 2020 Attractions / SustainabilityRegional Facilities Auckland has gained Toitū carbonreduce certification.
3rd March 2020 SustainabilityAvis New Zealand has almost doubled its hybrid and electric vehicle fleet as part of the New Zealand Tourism Sustainability Commitment.
27th February 2020 Conference / SustainabilityThe University of Otago’s second Tourism Policy School has been confirmed for 19-20 March at the Heritage Queenstown.
31st January 2020 Sustainability / TIAYear two of Tourism Industry Aotearoa’s Tourism Sustainability Commitment shows an uplift in the industry’s overall sustainability rating – rising from 7.9 to 8.2 in 2019 – as it progresses towards the goal of 9.5 by 2025.
19th December 2019 Environment / SustainabilityZiptrek Ecotours is the first Queenstown company to achieve Zero Carbon Business for 2019.
17th December 2019 SustainabilityHaka Tourism Group is amongst the first companies signed up to XLabs, New Zealand’s first circular economy lab.
6th December 2019 Awards / SustainabilityAir New Zealand was crowned the winner in the sustainable business leadership category at the Deloitte Top 200 awards.
6th December 2019 Award / Sustainability / TIAThe first YES National Excellence Tourism Award went to students from Roncalli College in Timaru for their reusable bag product, aimed at encouraging responsible camping.
3rd December 2019 Research / SustainabilityTourism NZ is investing $200k to find out how climate consciousness is affecting traveller choices.
18th November 2019 Royal Visit / SustainabilityTourism and sustainability will be the focus of conversation between a group of young entrepreneurs and Prince of Wales Prince Charles when he tours Northland this week as part of his tour of New Zealand.
12th November 2019 SustainabilityEco Retreat’s new energy generation and management solution could serve as a model for industry.
8th November 2019 SustainabilityCamp Glenorchy Eco Retreat has launched its microgram energy system.
4th November 2019 Sustainability / THLTourism Holdings will invest $500,000 in FY20 to implement the Future-Fit Business Benchmark initiative, as it looks to offset the environmental impact of its RV fleet.
31st October 2019 CINZ / SustainabilitySustainability is back in the spotlight for this year’s Conventions and Incentives New Zealand Annual Conference, taking place in Queenstown this week.
29th October 2019 Skydive / SustainabilitySkydive Tauranga entered into a partnership agreement with conservation charity Trees that Count, as it commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2025.
7th October 2019 Airports / SustainabilityAuckland Airport has been selected for inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Asia Pacific.
2nd October 2019 SustainabilityINFLITE, EcoZip Adventures and AbelTasman.com have all gained new carbon credentials.
27th September 2019 Airline / SustainabilityMore than 180,000 customer journeys on Air New Zealand were offset this financial year via the airline’s FlyNeutral carbon offsetting programme, up 40% on 2018.
30th August 2019 Awards / SustainabilityFive operators and Tourism Industry Aotearoa have been named finalists in the NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards.
27th August 2019 Award / SustainabilityA raft of tourism industry companies including Tourism Industry Aotearoa and Tourism Holdings are in the running for the 2019 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards.
16th August 2019 SustainabilityAuckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development has been awarded Enviro-Mark® Gold certification in recognition of its sustainability efforts.
11th July 2019 Awards / SustainabilityDive! Tutukaka and YHA NZ have been recognised for their business and energy sustainability work.
9th July 2019 SustainabilityThe recommendation comes in a study by Canterbury researchers.
28th June 2019 RTO / SustainabilityDestination Queenstown has committed to improving its sustainability by implementing an internal policy and handbook.
30th May 2019 SustainabilityFollowing its unveiling to industry at the Tourism Forum earlier this month, Auckland Aiport has released more details of its proposed Sustainable Tourism Growth Monitor. The airport’s chief executive, Adrian Littlewood, explains the rationale behind the initiative.
11th April 2019 Sustainability / TIAMore than 1,000 businesses and organisations have now signed up to Tourism Industry Aotearoa’s Tourism Sustainability Commitment.
26th February 2019 Sustainability / TIAThe first annual performance assessment following the launch of the Tourism Sustainability Commitment shows a small lift in the industry’s overall sustainability – but a mixed picture across the charter’s eight underlying goals.
30th January 2019 Sustainability / Wednesday LetterMuch of the Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals conference challenged industry’s standards and assumptions. That’s a good thing, writes the Ticker’s Bridget O’Connell.
28th January 2019 SustainabilityIt’s not the number of tourists that is important to industry, says TIA CEO Chris Roberts.
28th January 2019 SustainabilityTourism in its current form is unsustainable and efforts to dress parts of it up as eco-friendly don’t address the fundamental problem of growth, says an academic.
28th January 2019 SustainabilityThe industry needs more than just a nudge to meet the challenges of climate change, says Professor Susanne Becken.
25th January 2019 Sustainability / Tourism & SDGsAt the inaugural Tourism and the SDGs event, there’s a call for more honesty from industry.
25th January 2019 Sustainability / Tourism & SDGsMeasuring the environmental and social impacts of tourism – not just economic benefits – is necessary in order to take sustainable development seriously, according to Nelson Tasman’s Gisela Purcell.
25th January 2019 SustainabilityThe first research conference on Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals is being hosted by the Institute of Development Studies at Massey University, Albany, Auckland.
24th January 2019 Sustainability / Tourism & SDGsTourism academics and stakeholders from around the globe have today gathered in Auckland for two days of “critical and constructive conversation” about tourism and sustainability.
4th December 2018 Cruise / SustainabilityAustralasia’s leading cruise associations have released the region’s first Cruise Industry Sustainability Guide.
8th October 2018 Sustainability / TIATourism Industry Aotearoa has hit 500 sign-ups to its Tourism Sustainability Commitment launched last November.
28th September 2018 Research / SustainabilityChristchurchNZ has teamed up with academics from the University of Canterbury on a project that will delve into international visitors’ perceptions of sustainable tourism in New Zealand.
28th May 2018 SustainabilityATEED has signed the New Zealand Tourism Sustainability Commitment, an industry initiative driven by Tourism Industry Aotearoa.
4th December 2017 Awards / SustainabilityAuckland Whale & Dolphin Safari, Wellington’s ZEALANDIA and Christchurch Airport have each won awards at the NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards.
