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GOOD Awaits

by Josie Major

Under the shadow of the global pandemic and climate crisis, tourism is facing unprecedented uncertainty. But in this time of adaptation and resilience comes an extraordinary opportunity to reset and reimagine - returning to business as usual is no longer an option. Join Debbie Clarke and Josie Major as we set out on a journey to discover what reimagining tourism looks like in NZ and globally, unpack the nuances of sustainable, responsible, community-led and conscious tourism, and move towards the mindset shift that is regenerative tourism. We offer this platform of collective discovery for operators, travellers, and communities to share their stories, and we invite you to join us on this journey. goodawaits.substack.com

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Episodes

  1. Announcement: Stories of Active Hope short course + 10,000 downloads!

    Thank you to our wonderful listeners for 10,000 downloads on the GOOD Awaits podcast! The "Stories of Active Hope" short course is starting on October 19th 2023, register here. Watch the video version of the course overview here. Stories of Active Hope is a collaborative project from The Centre…

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  2. Tourism’s Interconnectedness: Regenerative Food Systems - Part 3 with Nate Smith

    In our third episode of three exploring how tourism can support regenerative food systems, we’re thrilled to bring you our conversation with Nate Smith of Gravity Fishing, a man who is a force of nature! Nate was concerned that no one else was doing anything about the extractive fishing industry…

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  3. Tourism’s Interconnectedness: Regenerative Food Systems Part 2 - with Amie Young and Kaai Silbery

    As we continue to explore tourism’s purpose in a VUCA world, and how tourism can add value and capability to other systems, this is the second of three episodes exploring how tourism can support regenerative food systems, local food resiliency, and help shape local food stories. Both guests in…

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  4. Tourism’s Interconnectedness: Regenerative Food Systems - Part One with Angela Clifford

    As we continue to explore tourism’s purpose in a VUCA world, and how tourism can add value and capability to other systems, this is the first of 3 episodes exploring how tourism can support regenerative food systems, local food resiliency, and help shape local food stories. We interview guests…

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  5. Technology Innovations in Tourism - with Michael Nees

    As we continue to challenge our current mindset about the definition of tourism, and what it has the potential to be, we seek guests who have boldly taken action in new and exciting directions to explore alternative tourism models. In this episode we talk with Michael Nees, an inbound tour…

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  6. Destination Management for Regenerative Tourism - Part 2

    This episode is the second in a two part mini series, with this episode focusing on two regions who share the community engagement processes they’re going through to develop their destination management plans. As destinations globally are starting to think about a regenerative approach to...

  7. Destination Management for Regenerative Tourism - Part 1

    As destinations globally are starting to think about a regenerative approach to destination management, we’re honoured to share the journey that Aotearoa New Zealand’s 31 Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs) initiated during the pause of the pandemic. At the request of the NZ government, and…

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  8. Designing the Future of Hospitality - with The Regeneration Collection

    In these urgent times, we need courage and new thinking to explore tourism’s potential to regenerate places. The Regeneration Collection, founded by Christiaan Uittenbosch and Peter Heule in Amsterdam, is an exciting international event for Bachelors students in Hospitality, Conservation &...

  9. Encouraging Life to Thrive - with Brian Megaw

    It takes courage to reflect on questions about the purpose of our lives, our businesses, and what impact we want to make during our lifetime. Brian Megaw shares openly about his process of learning to notice his shifting engagement with his business and his questioning of the meaning and purpose…

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  10. Tourism’s Challenges in a VUCA World - with Susanne Becken

    Talking tourism in a VUCA world requires us to have challenging conversations, and this conversation with Susanne Becken was certainly that. If we’re to create a different future together, that means talking about low-carbon travel, predatory delay, unsustainable bounce back and fast-growth…

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  11. Storytelling in a VUCA World - with Alina Siegfried and JoAnna Haugen

    "We can’t have a different future if we can’t imagine it first” Whether we’re conscious of it or not, how we live, work, play - and travel - is all informed by the stories we tell ourselves, by the narratives we continue to uphold. We are all storytellers, and the stories we tell and how we tell...

  12. Introduction: What is Tourism’s Purpose in a VUCA World?

    Welcome to Season 2 of GOOD Awaits! One year into their journey to research and explore regenerative tourism practice in Aotearoa New Zealand, Debbie and Josie are thrilled to be continuing these critical conversations. Continuing to unpack the paradigm shift that is required for a regenerative...

  13. Season Harvest

    In this episode, Debbie and Josie revisit and recap the inspiring conversations with their guests, harvesting a vision for what a regenerative visitor economy could look like in Aotearoa, New Zealand. In this harvest, you'll hear some of our favourite interview fragments from all of our guests…

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  14. Lee-Anne Jago - Purpose, Passion and Community

    In this episode, Debbie and Josie interview Lee-Anne Jago, owner of Waka Abel Tasman. Lee-Anne and her husband Todd offer waka experiences in the Abel Tasman within a cultural framework of Maori tikanga and world view. They place their community at the heart of everything they do in their…

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  15. Mandy Bell - "Educate, Enable, Inspire"

    For Episode 9 Josie and Debbie interviewed Mandy Bell, co-owner of Criffel Station and Chairperson and Programme Director of WAI Wanaka. Mandy brings innovative, nature-based, and whole of community approaches to her work, and spoke with us about the opportunities to look beyond tourism and work...

  16. Porina McLeod - Thriving in Collaboration

    In this episode, Debbie and Josie interview Porina McLeod, owner of Mauao Adventures. Mauao Adventures’ core purpose is to connect people with the moana (ocean), the whenua (land) and tangata whenua (local people). Preserving Māori cultural values is important to Porina and these values are woven...

  17. Eliza Raymond - Nurturing Global Citizens

    In this episode, Josie and Debbie interview Eliza Raymond, Co-Founder of GOOD Travel. Eliza shares honestly and openly the way her life journey has challenged and changed her thinking about what it means to be a global citizen, and the role travel can play in that. It’s a reminder that we’re all...

  18. Sarni Hart - Fostering Connection to People and Place

    In this episode, Josie and Debbie interview Sarni Hart, Director of Coromandel Adventures. Sarni is passionate about helping visitors develop greater understanding, respect, and appreciation of our natural world in hopes they will choose to take an active role in protecting it. Sarni is a model…

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  19. Trent Yeo - Designing Tourism for Change

    In this episode, Josie and Debbie interview Trent Yeo, Executive Director of Ziptrek Ecotours in Queenstown. Trent is driven by the investment in humans as the driver for change in sustainability and he speaks to the power of adventure to help create meaningful memories of place. Trent offers a…

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  20. Michelle Holliday - Thrivability & Living Systems Thinking

    In this episode, Josie and Debbie interview Michelle Holliday, author of The Age of Thrivability and international thought leader in living systems principles. We discuss the idea that in a regenerative model, our organisations and communities are dynamic living systems, and therefore the role of...

  21. Nadine Toe Toe - "Change a Town Through Tourism"

    In this episode, Debbie and Josie interview Nadine Toe Toe, Co-Director of Kohutapu Lodge & Tribal Tours, a whānau-owned and operated tourism business with a vision to “Change a town through tourism”. Nadine shares how her family and business are an integral part of their community and the...

  22. Kristin Dunne - Courageous Leadership & The DNA of Place

    In this episode, Debbie and Josie interview Tourism Bay of Plenty’s Chief Executive, Kristin Dunne, who has been a forerunner in regenerative tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand. You’ll hear how Kristin’s courageous leadership has inspired the Bay of Plenty community to create a unique vision for the...

  23. 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...

  24. Introduction: Harvesting the Seeds of Potential

    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…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Under the shadow of the global pandemic and climate crisis, tourism is facing unprecedented uncertainty. But in this time of adaptation and resilience comes an extraordinary opportunity to reset and reimagine - returning to business as usual is no longer an option. Join Debbie Clarke and Josie Major as we set out on a journey to discover what reimagining tourism looks like in NZ and globally, unpack the nuances of sustainable, responsible, community-led and conscious tourism, and move towards the mindset shift that is regenerative tourism. We offer this platform of collective discovery for operators, travellers, and communities to share their stories, and we invite you to join us on this journey.

goodawaits.substack.com

HOSTED BY

Josie Major

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Under the shadow of the global pandemic and climate crisis, tourism is facing unprecedented uncertainty. But in this time of adaptation and resilience comes an extraordinary opportunity to reset and reimagine - returning to business as usual is no longer an option. Join Debbie Clarke and Josie...

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