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Posts From: February 2023

Ziptrek Ecotours: Carbon Zero since 2019

By Queenstown, NZ on Feb. 02, 2023

Trent Yeo never planned to build a sustainable tourism business in Queenstown. He didn’t even plan to live here. But like so many, this (then) young visitor with a background in sustainable architecture and outdoor education, came to visit a friend on holiday, and never left. He simply abandoned…

NZ SKI workers planting trees on Coronet Peak

Coronet Peak's Wilding Pines Spread Christmas Cheer

By Queenstown, NZ on Feb. 02, 2023

Nigel Kerr, Coronet Peak Ski area manager, said the maintenance team led by Mark Sommerville had come upon the idea to put the trees to use. “Wilding pines are non-natives and pests on the land. As part of our Kaitiaki [guardianship] responsibility we have a revegetation program for their removal…