Introduction: Harvesting the Seeds of Potential

05/10/21 • 11 min

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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With grateful thanks to:
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:
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Next Episode

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”