3 companies- Waitomo Caves‚ Skyline Queenstown‚ Real Journeys. How they started the product the offer At least 3 changes or milestones. The Waitomo Caves How they started The Waitomo caving system is a charitable society which was formed and incorporated in 1973. For 6 years the original waitomo museum operated from a small room in the historic waitomo caves hotel. In 1980 a purpose-built museum was erected on the present site in the centre of waitomo caves village and was doubled
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Lastly‚one of the nicest places to visit in New Zealand is theFiordland National Park. This park is part of the South Westland World Heritage area and is New Zealand’s largest national park and one of the largest in the world. The scenery in Fiordland is stunning. To expand
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Anthony Dove 72196 Introduction to New Zealand Ecology Assignment 1 Task 1 Ecology Ecology is the study of ecosystems and environment. The first definition of ecology was provided by the German zoologist Ernst Haeckel. Haeckel describes ecology as – ’The body of knowledge concerning the economy of nature - the total relations of the animal to both its inorganic and organic environment. ’(History of Ecology‚(n.d.)). A more complete and modern definition is given by
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In Europe‚ moose are currently found in large numbers throughout Norway‚ Sweden‚ Finland‚ Poland‚ and the Baltic States‚ with more modest numbers in the southern Czech Republic‚ Belarus and northern Ukraine. They are also widespread through Russia on up through the borders with Finland south towards the border with Estonia‚ Belarus and Ukraine and stretching far away eastwards to the Yenisei River in Siberia. The European moose was native to most temperate areas that it could physically inhabit on
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The Environmental Impact of Tourism 1. Tourism and the Environment The term ‘environment’ is a generic concept. It encompasses different contexts including the cultural‚ social‚ political and economic. The most often assumed meaning of environment is that of nature. However‚ we must also remember that how we use nature carries with political‚ economic and social implications. We know that the impacts of human activities upon nature have implications for its biodiversity and the welfare
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PAPER PRESENTION IN WORLD TOURISM 1 “NEW ZEALAND” GENERAL INFORMATION Capital: Wellington Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZ$) Famous Landmark: Flag Carrier: Major Airport: Auckland Airport Motto: none‚ formerly Onward National Anthem: God Defend New Zealand and God Save the Queen GMT: +13:00 Nicknames: God Zone‚ The Long White Cloud. Etymology Aotearoa (often translated as "land of the long white cloud") is the current Māori name for New Zealand‚ and is also used in New
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million tonnes (64%) of the sediment of the Waipāoa River. However in the long term only 10-20% of the sediment in rivers in New Zealand is caused by landslides. Green lake The largest landslide ever recorded in New Zealand 13‚000 years ago in Fiordland. Around 27 cubic kilometres of material collapsed in a hard rock landslide that covered an area of over 45 square kilometres. A whole chunk of the mountain range collapsed into the valley. Some depressions in the surface filled with water‚ forming
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BEECH FOREST ECOSYSTEMS INTRODUCTION This essay will look at beech forest ecosystems‚ describing the main characteristics‚ along with pre-human and current distribution of beech forests. Vegetation structure and native fauna associated with the ecosystem will be looked at with examples of species given. Environmental effects such as altitude‚ latitude‚ rainfall and soil drainage‚ and how they can affect beech forests will be investigated. Anthropogenic effects will also be looked at‚ explaining
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Braided Essay: Blood dolphins and Endangered Species As my cruise ship approached the port we were about to dock at‚ I stood near the railing looking down into the beautiful water. Even from fifty feet up‚ I could see straight to the bottom of the crystal clear water. As my family and I headed towards the main door to exit the ship‚ the butterflies in my stomach grew more and more excited. Finally‚ we left the ship and were greeted by a large sign that read‚ “Welcome to the Bahamas!” Our first stop
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The Geological and Biological Origins of New Zealand Introduction New Zealand has a unique landscape with many animals and plants that are native only to itself. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the geological history of the formation‚ as well as the biological origins‚ of New Zealand. It will also discuss how the major land-forming processes of volcanism‚ glaciation and tectonic plates have shaped the country and defined it’s native flora and fauna. Eighty-five million years ago the
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