The Good Shopping Handbook

Organic Explorer New Zealand

Become an Organic Explorer with the third edition of this tourism guidebook with a difference! New Zealand’s foremost eco-tourism book Organic Explorer takes you behind the ‘clean green speak’ to discover wilderness experiences that most New Zealanders and travellers to our shores only dream about. Experience astronomy voyages through New Zealand’s darkest night skies, fly-fish South Island rivers with entertainer Lynda Topp, discover a high-country retreat on Te Kooti’s trail, and experience luxury off-the-grid eco-lodges and delicious regional gourmet food and wine. Encounter our unique and endangered bird life, and enjoy cycling, trekking and health spa retreats. Businesses included have a strong environmental ethic. Includes articles on a variety of subjects ranging from organic wine producers, a regional food guide, an ethical shopping guide, contemporary Maori culture, birding, cycling, trekking and tourism conservation projects, to a short history of environmental activism in New Zealand. Features critical analysis by experts of the damaging effects of government policy on our waterways as well as healing our waterways, protecting the night sky and keeping our food sources safe from genetic engineering. There’s also information on the non-profit organisation Leave No Trace that teaches an environmental care code for low-impact adventures in our outdoors.

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