Featured in The New Zealand Herald
The Ōkārito Plant Project has been recognised nationally as an award-winning regenerative tourism model, bringing together local businesses, conservation groups and volunteers to restore native ecosystems on the West Coast. The initiative recently received the Tourism Collaboration Award at the New Zealand Tourism Awards for its community-led impact.
“An award-winning West Coast regenerative tourism model bringing business, conservation and community together.”
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Featured in The Press
The Ōkārito Plant Project has won the Tourism Collaboration Award at the 2025 New Zealand Tourism Awards, celebrating its community-led approach to regenerative tourism that brings local businesses, landowners and conservation groups together to restore native ecosystems in South Westland.
“A national tourism award recognising a community-led regenerative tourism collaboration.”
