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Based at Tai Poutini Polytechnic, Ecotourism NZ is the country’s foremost centre both for ecotourism education and industry-based training, and supporting ecotourism operators. Ideally-placed on the West Coast of the Southern Alps, Ecotourism NZ offers a range of services to support the growing ecotourism sector of national and international tourism. 
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May

2009

Keynote speaker announced - EcotourismNZ
The founder and CEO of the world’s largest adventure travel company – G.A.P Adventures, is the keynote speaker at the upcoming Ecotourism NZ Conference 09.

27

Apr

2009

Tourism feels the chill - Radio NZ interview
Chris Laidlaw chairs a panel that includes: TIA chief executive Tim Cossar; Ngai Tahu Tourism General Manager for the Southern Region David Kennedy; and Tourism NZ chief executive George Hickton...

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02

Jul

2009

Antarctic melt - sea could rise 5m

Sea levels could rise by up to five metres because of a melting Antarctica ice sheet, says Professor Tim Naish, director of the Antarctic Research Centre at Victoria University.

02

Jul

2009

Fears for NZ's image after $54m budget cut

Slashing the conservation budget by millions will harm New Zealand's clean green image, the Government has been told.


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