At Habitat Tours, ensuring a natural, environmentally stable New Zealand is about more than just our business.
We built our business on our love of this New Zealand. Of its flora and fauna that you don’t find anywhere else in the world, of the lakes, rivers and oceans that make us unique, and of the wild and wonderful scenery that graces postcards from Aotearoa around the world.
In every tour we take, we strive to share this passion with our guests and show you the best parts of this country we love so much, and the only way we can do that is through the ongoing conservation efforts of organisations, community groups, and everyday New Zealanders around the country.
We’re more than just ecotourism by name, we’re ecotourism by principle.
Our business model and our practices consider the environment in many ways.
One of our features as a tour operator that we’re most proud of is that we only take small groups out on tour each time. With no more than seven people on tour with us, we can minimise the impact our visits have to these natural environments. This also means we don’t need or use large vehicles with heavy carbon footprints.
Some of our tours include picnic lunches or dinners as part of the package. You will notice, however, that we only use reusable picnic gear, and as well as picking up our own rubbish, we often end up picking up after others as well.
Outside of Habitat Tours, we are regular volunteers for environmental conservation groups. As members of TOSSI (Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society Inc), we take part in days where we help plant trees and shrubs, and even do the simple tasks of weeding to keep the desirable plants thriving. Each year, volunteers plant roughly 20,000 native plants in this area in an effort to return the peninsula to what it once was before the arrival of humans – and we are immensely proud to have just a small hand in that effort. The goal is not just to create luscious green spaces, but also to build a welcoming environment in which endemic and endangered birds can be successfully reintroduced, and in doing so, help these birds rebuild their numbers, too.
Finally, we are also members of the Little Barrier Island Supporters Trust. The island – also known as Te Hauturu-o-Toi – is a vital asset to New Zealand and our conservation efforts. The trust was established in 1997 and has spent every year since working tirelessly to protect this nature reserve and its rare and precious flora and fauna.
But we know all of this is not the end of it. We will always look for ways to improve our contribution to the environment through education, volunteering, support and action, and we look forward to a future where all New Zealanders and visitors can see this magnificent country with the same reverence that we do.
We built our business on our love of this New Zealand. Of its flora and fauna that you don’t find anywhere else in the world, of the lakes, rivers and oceans that make us unique, and of the wild and wonderful scenery that graces postcards from Aotearoa around the world.
In every tour we take, we strive to share this passion with our guests and show you the best parts of this country we love so much, and the only way we can do that is through the ongoing conservation efforts of organisations, community groups, and everyday New Zealanders around the country.
We’re more than just ecotourism by name, we’re ecotourism by principle.
Our business model and our practices consider the environment in many ways.
One of our features as a tour operator that we’re most proud of is that we only take small groups out on tour each time. With no more than seven people on tour with us, we can minimise the impact our visits have to these natural environments. This also means we don’t need or use large vehicles with heavy carbon footprints.
Some of our tours include picnic lunches or dinners as part of the package. You will notice, however, that we only use reusable picnic gear, and as well as picking up our own rubbish, we often end up picking up after others as well.
Outside of Habitat Tours, we are regular volunteers for environmental conservation groups. As members of TOSSI (Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society Inc), we take part in days where we help plant trees and shrubs, and even do the simple tasks of weeding to keep the desirable plants thriving. Each year, volunteers plant roughly 20,000 native plants in this area in an effort to return the peninsula to what it once was before the arrival of humans – and we are immensely proud to have just a small hand in that effort. The goal is not just to create luscious green spaces, but also to build a welcoming environment in which endemic and endangered birds can be successfully reintroduced, and in doing so, help these birds rebuild their numbers, too.
Finally, we are also members of the Little Barrier Island Supporters Trust. The island – also known as Te Hauturu-o-Toi – is a vital asset to New Zealand and our conservation efforts. The trust was established in 1997 and has spent every year since working tirelessly to protect this nature reserve and its rare and precious flora and fauna.
But we know all of this is not the end of it. We will always look for ways to improve our contribution to the environment through education, volunteering, support and action, and we look forward to a future where all New Zealanders and visitors can see this magnificent country with the same reverence that we do.
