Episodes

Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
In this episode, Debbie and Josie interview Lee-Anne Jago, owner of Waka Abel Tasman. Lee-Anne and her husband Todd offer waka experiences in the Abel Tasman within a cultural framework of Maori tikanga and world view. They place their community at the heart of everything they do in their business and are passionate about uplifting rangatahi (young people) and supporting their community to thrive. Our conversation with Lee-Anne is in many ways a summary of the regenerative tourism principles we’ve discussed in previous episodes; demonstrating how tourism can help communities thrive, create deep and meaningful connections, place purpose and passion at the heart of business, and be more resilient and adaptive in this VUCA world. We hope you find much value and inspiration in this example of regenerative tourism. This episode is the final interview for season 1 of the GOOD Awaits podcast. We will be sharing one more episode, an extended reflection with Debbie and Josie to harvest some of the stories and learnings from the podcast. If you would like to contribute to this, please send us your ideas, reflections or questions and we would love to include them in our conversation. Support our Work This podcast is produced entirely by volunteers. If you are finding value in these conversations, please consider supporting us to continue this work by donating to our givealittle page. We are extremely grateful for your support. Connect with us Website Connect on Facebook Follow on Instagram Send us an email: Josie - josie@good-travel.org Debbie - debbie@newzealandawaits.com Many thanks to: Lee-Anne for joining us on the podcast and sharing the inspiring story of her business and community The teams at GOOD Travel and New Zealand Awaits Clarrie Macklin for our music and production Erin Carnes for our logo and graphic design Our givealittle donors for your generous support for our volunteer produced podcast Episode Notes: Lee-Anne Jago - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-anne-jago-jago-319a73147/ Waka Abel Tasman Glossary: (Our guests will often use words from Te Reo Māori, New Zealand's indigenous language, in their interviews. We welcome and celebrate this, and for listeners outside of New Zealand for whom these may be unfamiliar, we offer an interpretation here to aid your understanding. For more detail, you can reference https://maoridictionary.co.nz/. We also offer explanations of acronyms and other industry terminology used in hope of making GOOD Awaits more accessible.) Aotearoa - New Zealand Waka - canoe Waka ama - outrigger canoe Whakapapa – genealogy, lineage Tikanga - cultural protocols and values Te Ao Māori - The Māori world Koha - offering, donation Mahi - work Rohe - area Kaumatua - elder Kaitiakitanga - guardianship, stewardship Manaakitanga – hospitality, care, welcome Manaaki - to welcome and care for, to uplift others Kaitiakitanga - guardianship, stewardship Rangatahi - youth Kaupapa - purpose, policy or values Whakaaro – mindset, thought, opinion Karakia - incantation, ritual chant, chant

Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
In this episode, Debbie and Josie revisit and recap the inspiring conversations with their guests, harvesting a vision for what a regenerative visitor economy could look like in Aotearoa, New Zealand. In this harvest, you'll hear some of our favourite interview fragments from all of our guests, as well as ideas and questions sent in by you, our wonderful listeners.The Harvest is designed to help you digest what we've discussed throughout the season, and as a summary for those who haven't had the time to listen to all 10 episodes. All the guests in this season speak to the urgency and imperative of acknowledging the challenges of an uncertain and complex future. We must face this reality if we’re to be resilient in how we reshape our tourism businesses, industry, and communities. Our collective vision is one in which the wellbeing and thrivability of communities is at the heart of tourism’s purpose. We dream of a visitor economy that fosters deep and meaningful encounters between visitors and hosts, and puts purpose and passion at the forefront. We hope you find much value and inspiration in this collective vision of a reimagined tourism in Aotearoa, New Zealand. If you’re interested in continuing these conversations we invite you to reach out to us and become part of our growing community. Support our Work This podcast is produced entirely by volunteers. If you are finding value in these conversations, please consider supporting us to continue this work by donating to our givealittle page. We are extremely grateful for your support. Connect with us Website Connect on Facebook Follow on Instagram Send us an email: Josie - josie@good-travel.org Debbie - debbie@newzealandawaits.com Many thanks to: All of our guests for generously gifting us their time and knowledge, this project would not have been possible without you all. The teams at GOOD Travel and New Zealand Awaits Clarrie Macklin for our music and production Erin Carnes for our logo and graphic design Our givealittle donors for your generous support for our volunteer produced podcast Show notes and links Back to life Network The Tourism CoLab - Regenerative Tourism by Design Course IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Wave Image of Crises - Mackay Cartoons Regenerative Thinkers: Thanks to Anna Pollock for this list Paul Hawken, Carol Sanford, the Regenesis Group, Michelle Holliday, Dominique Hes, Chrisna du Plessis, Jenny Andersson, Kathleen Allen, John Fullerton, Alan Savory, Daniel Wahl, Giles Hutchins, Fritjof Capra, John Ehrenfeld, David Korten, Jeremy Lent, Charles Eisenstein The Global Regenerative tourism Initiative The Tourism Taskforce Interim Report Glossary: (We and our often use words from Te Reo Māori, New Zealand's indigenous language, in their interviews. We welcome and celebrate this, and for listeners outside of New Zealand for whom these may be unfamiliar, we offer an interpretation here to aid your understanding. For more detail, you can reference https://maoridictionary.co.nz/. We also offer explanations of acronyms and other industry terminology used in hope of making GOOD Awaits more accessible.) Aotearoa - New Zealand Manaakitanga – hospitality, welcome Te Tiriti o Waitangi - The Treaty of Waitangi Whakapapa - genealogy, heritage

Under the shadow of the global pandemic and climate crisis, tourism is facing unprecedented uncertainty. But in this time of adaptation and resilience comes an extraordinary opportunity to reset and reimagine - returning to business as usual is no longer an option.
Join Debbie Clarke and Josie Major as we set out on a journey to discover what reimagining tourism looks like in NZ and move towards the mindset shift that is required for tourism to be truly regenerative.
We offer this platform of collective discovery for tourism people, travellers, students, academics, and communities to share their challenges, successes, models and stories. We invite you to join us on this journey.