GOOD Awaits

Nadine Toe Toe - "Change a Town Through Tourism"

In this episode, Debbie and Josie interview Nadine Toe Toe, Co-Director of Kohutapu Lodge & Tribal Tours, a whānau-owned and operated tourism business with a vision to “Change a town through tourism”.  Nadine shares how her family and business are an integral part of their community and the experience they offer visitors is one of deep cultural exchange that gives back to the tamariki (children) of the area through opportunities for travel, growth, and development. Nadine also discusses how regenerative tourism practice is strongly aligned with Te Ao Māori, the Māori worldview, and therefore is not new, but deeply rooted in ancient indigenous wisdom. 
We’ve introduced regenerative tourism principles in our first two episodes from an overarching view and then a regional view. In this episode we hear from a local, community based tourism business owner providing an inspiring example of regenerative tourism in practice. We hope you find much value and inspiration in this conversation.
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Nadine ToeToe for her generosity in sharing her time and knowledge with us. 
The teams at GOOD Travel and New Zealand Awaits
Clarrie Macklin for our music and production 
Erin Carnes for our logo and graphic design 
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Episode notes
Kohutapu Lodge and Tribal Tours
Manawa Ora Rangatahi
Whirinaki Footsteps Guided Cultural Walks
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.)
Whānau: family 
Iwi: extended kinship group, tribe, 
Hapū:  kinship group, subtribe
Rangatahi: youth
Kai: food
Pānui: public notice, announcement
Manuhiri: guests, visitors
Hāngī: earth oven to cook food with steam and heat from heated stones
Tikanga: cultural protocol and values
Pōwhiri: a Māori welcome ceremony 
Koha: a gift or expression of gratitude, 
Papa kāinga: home base, village
Whakawhanaungatanga: the process of establishing relationships and  connections 
Whenua: land
Kaumātua: respected and knowledgeable elders 
Kuia: elderly woman, grandmother
 

Kristin Dunne - Courageous Leadership & The DNA of Place

In this episode, Debbie and Josie interview Tourism Bay of Plenty’s Chief Executive, Kristin Dunne, who has been a forerunner in regenerative tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand. You’ll hear how Kristin’s courageous leadership has inspired the Bay of Plenty community to create a unique vision for the future of their place, and how understanding the authentic “DNA” or essence of a place is essential to establishing a regenerative visitor economy. 
If Episode 1 is an introduction to the thinking behind regenerative tourism, Episode 2 is an inspiring example of this brave and transformative work in action, and demonstrates the need for this thinking at both the regional and national level. We hope you find this conversation as enlivening and motivating as we did. 
 
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Kristin Dunne for the time she gave us for this episode, and for her courageous leadership in the regenerative tourism movement
The teams at GOOD Travel and New Zealand Awaits
Erin Carnes for our logo and graphic design 
Clarrie Macklin for our music and production 
 
Episode notes:
Tourism Bay of Plenty
Bay of Plenty: Te Hā Tāpoi | The Love of Tourism 2019-2022
Bay of Plenty Visitor Economy Strategy 2018-2028 
Bay of Plenty: Tourism with Purpose
Bay of Plenty: Connect with Residents Strategy
Bay of Plenty: Dine on a Lime
Destination Think
Fresh Info 
Tourism Futures Taskforce Interim Report
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s Tourism Report 2021
Kristin Dunne: Kristin@bloomconsulting.nz
 
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.)
Kaitiaki: guardian, steward
Iwi: extended kinship group, tribe, 
Hapū:  kinship group, subtribe
Tūrangawaewae: “place to stand”, place where one belongs
Whakapapa: genealogy, lineage
Manaakitanga: hospitality, care, welcome
Tikanga: cultural protocol and values
Te Reo Māori: Māori language 
Karakia: to recite a ritual chant or blessing 
Pepeha: a way of introducing oneself, identifying your connections to people and place
Waiata: song
Rōpū: group of people, association
Kaumātua: Respected and knowledgeable elder/s, person of status within a family or group
RTO - Regional Tourism Organisation
DMO - Destination Management Organisation 
 

Anna Pollock - What is Regenerative Tourism?

In this first episode of GOOD Awaits, Debbie and Josie speak with Anna Pollock, a globally acclaimed thought leader and change catalyst in regenerative tourism. 
Anna shares how her ideas around emerging and alternative models of tourism have developed, and with her thoughtful wisdom introduces us to what regenerative tourism is, what it is not, and what this paradigm shift could mean for Aotearoa New Zealand.
It is an honour to have Anna as our first guest on the podcast, and we hope you find this conversation provocative and enlivening. It’s great to have you with us as we set out on this journey of regenerative tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand. 
 
Many thanks to:
Anna Pollock for the time and wisdom she gifted us
The teams at GOOD Travel and New Zealand Awaits 
Erin Carnes for our logo and graphic design 
Clarrie Macklin for our music and production 
Impact Hub Waikato for their support for this episode 
 
Episode Notes:
Anna Pollock’s Website
Back to Life Online Regenerative Tourism Course by Anna Pollock and Michelle Holliday
Tourism Futures Taskforce Interim Report
Anna Pollock: “Shifting Gears: Building a New Tourism for a New Century”
Arundhati Roy: “The Pandemic is a Portal”
Travel to tomorrow: will you join me? - Visit Flanders Video
Visit Flanders “Travel to Tomorrow” Memorandum
 
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Introduction: Harvesting the Seeds of Potential

Welcome to GOOD Awaits - The Regenerative Tourism Podcast
In this introductory episode, meet Debbie Clarke and Josie Major of GOOD Awaits, as they set out on a journey to explore what regenerative tourism looks like in New Zealand. 
Debbie and Josie discuss the enormous impact of the global pandemic on New Zealand’s visitor economy, as well as the opportunity it provides to allow us to reconnect and reimagine. They explore the idea of regenerative tourism as a paradigm shift, a complete systems change that can only truly be regenerative if diverse communities come together to embark on this journey collectively. 
The GOOD Awaits podcast hopes to create a collective platform of discovery for a new way forward. You are invited to be part of this discovery, to join them in this ongoing practice of asking questions, of listening to each other, of imagining together, of harvesting the stories of this journey of regenerative tourism in NZ.
 
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New Zealand Awaits and GOOD Travel 
Clarrie Macklin for music and production
Erin Carnes for our beautiful logo and graphic design
Impact Hub Waikato for their support of this project 
 
Episode notes:
Tourism Futures Taskforce Interim Report
Opportunities for Regenerative Tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand - 7 April 2021- Two recent presentations to our government
Back to Life Online Regenerative Tourism Course by Anna Pollock and Michelle Holliday: