News, Updates & Events
Here you'll find regular news, updates, and event information from Tourism Central Otago
Are you in need of tourism and travel sector updates or want to access up to date information that will help support your business?
Below you’ll find links to online business tools and advisory sites, plus updates on recent activity undertaken by Tourism Central Otago, and upcoming opportunities relevant to tourism in the Central Otago region.
Climate Change, Tourism & the National Adaption Plan
Posted under Managing our Footprint
The draft National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for climate change is out for consultation to 3 June; these…
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Tourism Operator Workshop and Learning Lab
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Calling all Tourism Operators to join us for an update on the significant projects that we've been d…
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Fossil fuels and flying
Posted under Managing our Footprint
A few years ago, in a discussion with Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA), I learned that the two things…
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Does buying an electric vehicle amount to choosing your poison?
Posted under Managing our Footprint
As I wrote back in December last year, my first commandment of climate change is ‘Don’t take carbon …
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Funding the Tourism sector to reach net carbon zero
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In those wonderful days prior to Covid-19, tourism vied with dairy as New Zealand’s biggest export i…
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Highlands electric experiences
Posted under Operator News
Highlands have two new exciting “electric” experiences to add to their 12 activities onsite for grou…
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Miller's Flat Bakehouse Museum
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The Miller's Flat Bakehouse Museum is now baking real bread!
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Central Otago achieves top place
Central Otago has come out on top of the list of 31 regions recording growth in total visitor spend …
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Carrick - Pizza and Wine Trailer
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Carrick winery and restaurant have opened a new pizza and wine trailer.
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Can we plant our way out of the climate crisis?
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The primary tool that New Zealand’s government is using to both impose a price on carbon and reduce …
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