Covid-19 coronavirus: Tourism operators keen for cruise ships to return
9 May, 2021 07:35 PM
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Tourism operators are keen for cruise ships to return to southern waters. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
Tourism operators are keen for cruise ships to return to southern waters.
Despite the transtasman bubble being opened, cruise ships are still banned from entering New Zealand waters until at least June 30.
Cruise ships became Covid hot spots last year particularly after Ruby Princess, which sailed around New Zealand, became the source of one of Australia s biggest outbreaks.
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The association has proposed a staged re-entry for the industry, starting with New Zealand-only passengers, then bringing in Australians.
Covid-19 coronavirus: Tourism operators keen for cruise ships to return
9 May, 2021 07:35 PM
4 minutes to read
Tourism operators are keen for cruise ships to return to southern waters. Photo / Supplied
Otago Daily Times
Tourism operators are keen for cruise ships to return to southern waters.
Despite the transtasman bubble being opened, cruise ships are still banned from entering New Zealand waters until at least June 30.
Cruise ships became Covid hot spots last year particularly after Ruby Princess, which sailed around New Zealand, became the source of one of Australia s biggest outbreaks.
Read More
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The association has proposed a staged re-entry for the industry, starting with New Zealand-only passengers, then bringing in Australians.
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Young author joins Heritage expedition to subantarctic Islands
9 Feb, 2021 11:23 PM
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Oscar joins the Enderby for a dream encounter with New Zealand s Subantarctic wildlife. Photo / Supplied
Oscar joins the Enderby for a dream encounter with New Zealand s Subantarctic wildlife. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
New Zealand s only oceangoing cruise line has drafted a fresh-faced birdwatcher for a unique expedition to the Subantarctic Islands.
Oscar Thomas, a 20-year-old ecology student and naturalist, has joining Heritage Expeditions ship Spirit of Enderby, currently on a 7-day voyage to the Auckland Islands and Snares.
It is a trip that offers a glimpse into the habitat of oceangoing birds Oscar has always dreamed of encountering.
The Earth is heating up, and so are hopes for climate action in 2021.
A climate strike in Wellington.
Photo: RNZ / Ana Tovey
Climate change strikers say they ll be back this year, starting with a rally at Parliament on 26 January.
Last year, the climate strike movement was somewhat interrupted by the global pandemic - and young people all over the world held online strikes instead to share their concerns for the earth s future.
School Strike 4 Climate leader Ethan Reille says a New Zealand-only campaign, 100 days 4 action , has been developed to put pressure on the government.
This year s action starts with a holiday wishlist of demands, to be handed to Parliament on 26 January, Reille says.