Outstanding Employer of Choice
We were thrilled to win this award; we all know TRC is a fabulous place to work, but we’re very happy that everyone else now knows it too. So how did TRC manage to beat 12 other finalists to take [...]
A land of storytellers
Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te manuhiri With your food basket and my food basket, the visitors will thrive Tourism is an economic enabler for many communities throughout New Zealand, and for Māori it is an [...]
Welcome Kylie Ruwhiu-Karawana
We sat down with one of TRCs newest team member, Kylie Ruwhiu-Karawana, and had a chat about her background and her life in Dunedin. Hey Kylie. Tell us about your relationship with Dunedin? Kia ora! Dunedin is home for me, [...]
An amazing opportunity for Wurundjeri people near Melbourne
What better place to re-develop a Cultural Centre than opposite an existing attraction that gets 450,000 visitors each year. Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (WWWCHAC) is the company representing the interest of Wurundjeri, traditional owners of extensive country [...]
Bringing Fraser Coast tourism to the next level
Improving facilities and local character can lift the quality of the tourism offer to a standard deserving of the world class whale and marine experiences and make Hervey Bay the preferred jumping off point for World Heritage K’gari (Fraser Island). [...]
What does sustainable tourism look like for your destination?
What’s different from what you do today? And, perhaps most importantly, what are the trade-offs? Not sure? You’re not alone. Most tourism strategies and destination plans mention sustainable tourism and only some go beyond making a cursory reference to it. [...]
When the nearest town is on a 4WD dirt road more than 550 km away…
How creative tourism planning is helping the remote Aboriginal Community of Kalumburu ‘Where on earth is Kalumburu?’ Kalumburu is a very special and relatively untouched part of the world, located in the remote north-east Kimberley region of Western Australia. It [...]
The sleeping Taniwha
Māori Tourism in Aotearoa, New Zealand has been described in the past as a ‘sleeping taniwha’. For those who aren’t familiar, taniwha are supernatural creatures that exist in Māori traditions and folklore, similar to a serpent or a dragon in [...]
Does size really matter?
That was the question put to the delegates at the Global Eco Conference in Cairns last week. Penny Spoelder gave a presentation about one of the smallest countries in the world and its journey toward sustainable tourism. Described as “a [...]
MTB Strategy for Outer Eastern Region
Several TRC consultants are on site visits this week including Trails Specialist Chris Halstead and Lisa Cheeseman who are currently in Victoria taking a look around the Outer Eastern Region to understand the context for the development of the regional [...]