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A purpose built, self-sufficient, luxury wellness centre is set to open in spectacular surroundings near Queenstown, New Zealand. Aro Ha offers innovative all-inclusive Wellness Adventure programs. The blueprint has been refined over the last 10 years and is based on vinyasa Yoga, sub-alpine hiking, functional strength training, meditation, therapeutic massage ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Tourism
Tekapo Springs General Manager Cathy Hemsworth accepted the award in South Canterbury for the best business in the tourism category and said she was “over the moon” with the achievement. “The team and owner Karl Burtscher have dedicated our time over the last few years to ensure we offer the ... keep reading
Skyline Queenstown has announced details of a new mountain bike trail as it launches its season pass prices and information for 2013/14. Starting at the midway clearing and gradually flowing through Queenstown bike park, the new $75,000 trail is going to complement the steady gradient of Skyline’s ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in August, about Lifestyle & Behavior, Tourism
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CAD) has hired a herd of goats to provide sustainable vegetation management at O’Hare International Airport. The city’s department of aviation awarded a $100,000 contract to Central Commissary Holdings, which owns the small grazing herd and operates several restaurants including Chicago’s ... keep reading
Written by Environmental Leader in May, about Agriculture & Food, Corporate Citizenship, Farming, Food, Innovation, Tourism, Travel
Queenstown’s Rabbit Ridge Bike Resort got the thumbs up at the soft launch this weekend when members of the local biking community got to check out the newly-constructed trails. Some last minute rain ensured the trails were ‘bedded in’ and locals of all ages and experiences took to the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in April, about Children and Families, Tourism, Transport
Ziptrek Ecotours is flying high after almost four years in business and over a quarter of a million zips successfully completed. The established eco company operates an exhilarating zipline tour from the top of Queenstown’s Bobs Peak Ziptrek Ecotours won the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce Sustainable Business Award in ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in April, about Accreditation, Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation, Tourism, Travel
As part of their joint Fight for the Reef campaign, WWF-Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society have released a scorecard assessing the performance of both the Queensland and Australian Governments’ management of the Great Barrier Reef. Last year, UNESCO gave Australia a deadline to outline how it would better ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in February, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Environment & Wildlife, Politics & Government, Sustainability, Tourism
How do you get a blue sperm whale into a Christmas stocking? They make it look easy at The New Zealand National Whale Centre NWC has just launched a four gigabyte flash drive in the shape of a blue sperm whale to raise funds to build the country’s first ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2012, about Environment & Wildlife, Innovation, Sustainability, Tourism (4 comments)
Here's the latest from the unusual briefings that you can find on Air New Zealand- this one in conjunction with Weta Workshops and even featuring Peter Jackson. It even comes complete with a competition to find and unlock the elvish code in ‘An Unexpected Briefing’ for the chance to ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2012, about Advertising, Art & Culture, Children and Families, Industry & Business, Tourism, Trade, Travel
Today Queenstown’s tourism industry will hear from Lincoln University researchers on the subject of what impact climate change could have on their livelihoods and ultimately the region itself. The major changes predicted will be warmer temperatures, increased precipitation, more wind events, and also a reduction in frost days. These ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in October 2012, about Climate Change, Conservation, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Infrastructure, Sustainability, Tourism (1 comment)
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