Air New Zealand has signed a deal with Neste for the purchase of nine million litres of sustainable aviation fuel for delivery by the end of the year.
Seasonally adjusted transport, postal, and warehousing emissions decreased 2.6%, or 44 kilotonnes in the December 2023 quarter compared with the previous quarter, says Stats NZ.
The new operator certification aims to support research, such as data collection on marine animals by Kaikōura’s numerous tourism vessels.
Destination Queenstown, Queenstown Business Chamber of Commerce, and Queenstown Lakes District Council have welcomed a delegation from sister city Aspen Colorado to the resort this week.
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautiri is fundraising and putting on a gala dinner to help improve its kākāpō barrier fences.
Two regional tourism organisation initiatives designed to encourage visitor participation in environmental projects have raised $75,000 in their first year.
But the operator is yet to set a reductions target and it takes advantage of an exemption to exclude some indirect emissions contributions.
Marine protected areas are not only good for fisheries, their diverse habitats can generate billions of dollars in tourism revenue every year.
The Civil Aviation Authority has launched a project to support zero- and reduced-emissions aircraft (RZEA) and their introduction to New Zealand’s aviation system.
Tourism operators will need to keep going further in the mountains to showcase New Zealand’s glaciers as warmer weather continues to melt ice and elevate snowlines, says NIWA.
The National Kiwi Hatchery has marked its relocation at Rotorua Agrodome with an official opening ceremony led by local mana whenua.
NZ’s melting glaciers are accelerating towards extinction – what researchers have learnt from historic paintings more than 160 years old.
KiwiRail is partnering with Swiss train manufacturer Stadler to bring new low-emission locomotives to New Zealand with its scenic services to benefit.
World Travel & Tourism Council president Julia Simpson has told the annual ITB Berlin event that while the sector is booming it must tackle challenges like climate change.
The Overseas Investment Office has granted approval for Contact Energy and Lightsource BP Renewable Energy Investments to lease approximately 295 hectares of land from Christchurch Airport to develop a solar farm.
Tourism Holdings is resuming trials of electric motorhomes with new Ford EVs about to hit the road.
The Department of Conservation says it is seeing a rise in complaints about jet skis and boats getting too close to marine mammals.
The national Seaweek celebration is returning in March with a range of activities on offer around the country.
Auckland Airport has achieved Level 4 Airport Carbon Accreditation from Airports Council International.
Green hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel and electrochemical batteries are some of the tools New Zealand’s domestic aviation sector could use to transition to low emissions, according to a new study.
Christchurch Airport has stopped using the words ‘climate positive’ to avoid confusion around its decarbonisation efforts.
The National Kiwi Hatchery is celebrating the hatching of its 2,500th kiwi chick.
The department warns that its current visitor network “is not sustainable” and may have to shrink.
Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre is celebrating the births of new birds including pāteke brown teal and kiwi.
Greenhouse gas emissions in the transport, postal and warehousing category have risen 3.7% in the September 2023 quarter, according to Stats NZ.
Environment Southland is using emergency works powers under the Resource Management Act to open the Waituna Lagoon and let a toxic algal bloom drain out to sea.
Visitors to Thornton Beach on the Eastern Bay of Plenty are being asked to keep a watch for vehicles driving through the breeding grounds of the tūturiwhatu/Northern New Zealand dotterel and putting the birds at risk.
The Department of Conservation is temporarily closing motor vehicle access to conservation land in Hakatere, St James, and Molesworth, in the eastern South Island due to high fire risk.
Rotorua Canopy Tours has achieved the internationally-recognised BCorp status, making it one of only five New Zealand travel and tourism businesses to receive certification.
Hunting and Fishing Minister Todd McClay says more can be done to align conservation and hunting to preserve habitats.
The industry is making progress but more commitment is needed from leaders to confront the challenge and drive innovation.
The Tourism & Hospitality Minister says he’s “very impressed by the work of the RTOs and their DMPs” and wants to support sustainable growth in the sector.
John Dick has left his role as general manager of Glenorchy’s The Headwaters Eco Lodge.
Snow production is a relatively small contributor to the global ski industry’s carbon emissions – it is the associated tourism that must adapt as the world warms.
Two tuatara from Zealandia have moved to Wellington Zoo after 10 years of living at the nature sanctuary.
The Department of Conservation is discouraging 4WD vehicles from travelling near nesting birds around the South Island’s braided rivers.
More than $28m has been committed to tourism’s workstream but ACT plans to stop all govt work on ITPs.
Devastating heatwaves and unpredictable summer weather could end up shifting tourism demand into the shoulder seasons.
The Department of Conservation is encouraging people heading out on the water for fishing, diving and boating activities to keep an eye out for protected species and accidental catches.
Tourism businesses and South Westland farmers are working together to restore the region’s ecological wellbeing by funding and participating in native tree planting.
Tātaki Auckland Unlimited’s emissions totalled 5324 tCO₂e in its year to 30 June 2023.
The event achieves Toitū net carbonzero certification, showcasing the association’s efforts to lower emissions across the industry.
Southern Lakes Sanctuary and Forest & Bird have started a crowdfunding effort to raise at least $10,000 to exterminate rats from the Makarora area at Mt Aspiring National Park.
Tiny house accommodation provider Tiny Away has partnered with app Guardians of Earth to promote biodiversity and nature exploration to guests.
QAC says it has cut emissions by almost two-thirds compared to 2019 but it does not yet measure the impacts of airlines flying to the airport.
The airport first sponsored the event to help the event become zero-waste, and also funded the DISHrupt reusable cutlery and dishes initiative this year.
World Animal Protection and World Cetacean Alliance have launched a new global programme for responsible travel businesses and tourists to help them become responsible wildlife watchers.
Air New Zealand and the Department of Conservation have renewed and expanded their conservation partnership.
A message of Kiwi conservation is now around the streets of Auckland in the form of a new art trail dotted around the city’s downtown.
Tourism Holdings, the New Zealand Airports Association, KiwiRail, and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency are among the members of a new working group to understand the impacts of climate change on the transport sector.
