Our Environmental Practices
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Four generations of our whanau currently reside in Te Anau so we see that it is our responsibility to preserve and conserve the area for future generations.
The values of Manaakitanga and Kaitiakitanga are at the core of our operations in Te Anau, these terms express two key messages which we pass onto our team and our guests. Firstly Manaakitanga, this to us expresses the obligations of the host to ensure our visitors receive the highest level of hospitality, service and respect to expand their experience. Secondly Kaitiakitanga, for us we don’t work in Te Anau; we live, thrive and grow our family, our community and our reputation. The message relates to the responsibilities that we, as the host have to preserve and conserve the natural environment around us for future generations.
“Switch it off”.
If it is not required then it gets switched off – Lighting, heaters, fridges and even buildings. This is especially practiced during the winter months when our guest numbers are lower and we are able to close off a lot of the accommodation that is not required.
Reduce
Reducing waste or wasteful practices and recycling, conserving resources such as water, electricity and thinking about the way items are packaged.
Re-use
Re-use benefits the environment by reducing the need to harvest new resources for each new product, and as a consequence of this, the overall cost of production may be significantly reduced. For example water bottles, plastic bags, cardboard boxes, etc.
Recycle
Located within the Park is our very own Recycling area which encourages our guests to sort their rubbish into the various labelled bins – glass, cardboard and paper, plastics & tin / aluminium. This all then gets the opportunity to be recycled back into another resourceful product.
Service Opt-Out
We have provided our guests in serviced accommodation, the option to opt-out of having their rooms serviced daily. This allows guests to reuse towels & bedding thus reducing the amount of cleaning products and water required for cleaning and laundering etc.
Qualmark Enviro Silver Award
Te Anau Lakeview Holiday Park was awarded a Silver Enviro Award during their most recent Qualmark Assessment (March 2019) – this Award recognises the environmental achievements and practices put in place at the Te Anau Lakeview Kiwi Holiday Park to address Environmental Issues.
Protecting Native Fiordland Wildlife
BUY A BOX: Nominated for the Southland Region Department of Conservation “Corporate Conservation Award 2009”
‘Buy a Box’
Native birds in New Zealand evolved without any natural predators, with the arrival of the first humans, pests such as mice, rats, stoats and possums were introduced, these different species of pests eat birds eggs, baby birds and also kill fully grown adult birds and are always competing with the native birds for food.
“Buy a Box” provides the opportunity to donate towards the building of a ” trap” which targets rats and stoats in the Doon Valley, on the edge of the Takahe special protection area. The trap mechanism is caged within a wooden box with bait to lure target pests in to investigate. Each pest that is trapped and killed assists with the control and hopefully the eradication of introduced pests such as Stoats and Rats in environmentally sensitive areas .
For information about each of the species that are being targeted by our Buy a Box campaign please click on the species name below to follow the link to the Department of Conservation Website:
| Stoats | Rats |
These traps will be placed in the Doon area of Fiordland National Park and on Lake Te Anau’s western shores bordering the Special Area where the Native ground bird Takahe (Notornis) are rapidly nearing extinction from their original habitat high up in the Murchison Mountains.
If you wish to purchase one of these traps we will tag the trap with your name on it, GPS its position and photograph the site for you. We will also e-mail you with updates on the work being done in this area.
The traps are placed in the Doon by volunteers made up from many of the Tauri’s family businesses. As avid conservationists we will provide the vessels, vehicles, food and beverage for our volunteers. If you wish to join us on a mission we will notify you of the dates we intend setting or checking the traps once you have purchased one.
Our companies have collectively purchased many traps already to get the project underway but our target is to have purchased 100 traps through the “buy a box” campaign.
The Department of Conservation have given us un-restricted access to the Doon catchment and obviously the more traps donated the better for our endangered species.
The traps and box costs around $60 each. If you are in a position to purchase a box for $60.00 please contact any of the following secured business websites.
Te Anau Lakeview Kiwi Holiday Park & Motels
Fiordland Cruises – Southern Secret
