The Wairarapa region, located approximately 1 to 2 hours drive east and north east of Wellington, has long been renowned for its world class food and wines, but even amongst New Zealanders the spectacular landscape and stunning coast-line is not [...]
A great write up in the February edition of the Cooroora Connect featuring TRC trails specialist Chris Ord.
TRC Senior Consultant Penny Spoelder has recently become a certified practitioner with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. Penny completed the Sustainable Tourism Training Program and is currently studying the Sustainable Development Project Management course. The program provided Penny with in-depth [...]
The bush fires have created widespread devastation across many parts of Australia with more than 6 million hectares burnt. Many of the TRC team has had their homes threatened or watched as family and friends have lost theirs. It has [...]
Two weeks ago TRC Janet Mackay and Penny Spoelder visited the spectacular Mossman Gorge, which is home to the World Heritage Listed Daintree rainforest as well as being home to the Kuku Yalanji people. Janet and Penny joined a Dreamtime [...]
The United Nations has identified Australia and the New Zealand region as one of five climate change vulnerable hotspots for the global tourism industry. A report released by KPMG this week noted that climate change is the 'new normal' and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
