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    POP-UP SHOP RE-OPENED
    Geoparkadmin
    • May 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    POP-UP SHOP RE-OPENED

    The Geopark pop-up shop on 27 Thames Street will return to its normal hours this Tuesday (02 June). After receiving the sad news from Touris
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    GEOPARK POP-UP SHOP TO OPEN OVER LONG WEEKEND
    Geoparkadmin
    • May 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    GEOPARK POP-UP SHOP TO OPEN OVER LONG WEEKEND

    After receiving the sad news from Tourism Waitaki, we have decided to re-open the Geopark pop-up shop on 27 Thames Street over this...
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    EXCITING STUDY OPPORTUNITY
    Geoparkadmin
    • May 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    EXCITING STUDY OPPORTUNITY

    The Waitaki Whitestone Geopark is offering one lucky Waitakian the opportunity to participate in the Geopark Online Course...
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    'We are missing you' campaign 2020
    Geoparkadmin
    • May 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    'We are missing you' campaign 2020

    We are supporting Tourism Waitaki's local/domestic visitor campaign to stimulate the return of visitors to the District.
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    SURVEY: WE NEED YOUR OPINION WAITAKI!
    Geoparkadmin
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    SURVEY: WE NEED YOUR OPINION WAITAKI!

    SURVEY IS CLOSED NOW! As part of Anouk's final research project, she is asking Waitakians what channels...
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    POSTCARD COMPETITION: WANT YOUR PHOTO TO BE SENT AROUND THE WORLD?
    Geoparkadmin
    • Mar 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    POSTCARD COMPETITION: WANT YOUR PHOTO TO BE SENT AROUND THE WORLD?

    [Competition closed] Want your photo to be sent around the world? Then this is your chance to show off your ...
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    PUBLIC TALK SERIES COMING SOON
    Geoparkadmin
    • Mar 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    PUBLIC TALK SERIES COMING SOON

    As part of our educational outreach programme, we are introducing a monthly public talk series for 2020 in conjunction with the Oamaru ...
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    POP-UP SHOP OPENING
    Geoparkadmin
    • Mar 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    POP-UP SHOP OPENING

    It's official - the Geopark pop-up shop will open its doors on Monday, 09 March 2020 at 12.30 pm. It is intended to be a place where ...
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    Pop-up shop excitement
    Geoparkadmin
    • Feb 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    Pop-up shop excitement

    Excitement was in the air this afternoon when Geopark Co-ordinator Lisa Heinz, Geopark educator Sasha Morriss and local artist Matthew ...
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    NETWORKING IN GERMANY
    Geoparkadmin
    • Jan 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    NETWORKING IN GERMANY

    Geopark Coordinator Lisa Heinz had a lovely meeting with Hartmut Escher from the Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita, a UNESCO Global Geopark...
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    OCEANAGOLD SPONSORSHIP FOR WHITESTONE GEOPARK
    Geoparkadmin
    • Jan 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    OCEANAGOLD SPONSORSHIP FOR WHITESTONE GEOPARK

    OceanaGold, a significant employer in the Waitaki district, became a Founding Partner of the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark.
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    WHITESTONE GEOPARK TRUST PUSH 'SEND'
    Geoparkadmin
    • Nov 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    WHITESTONE GEOPARK TRUST PUSH 'SEND'

    Whitestone Geopark Trustees are pleased to announce they have lodged the full application dossier to UNESCO in Paris to become a UNESCO ...
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    WHITESTONE GEOPARK TRUST APPOINTS GEOPARK COORDINATOR
    Geoparkadmin
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 1 min

    WHITESTONE GEOPARK TRUST APPOINTS GEOPARK COORDINATOR

    Whitestone Geopark Trustees have appointed Lisa Heinz, formerly Communications Administrator for the Waitaki District Council, where she ...
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    GEOPARK MANAGER GERARD QUINN AND PATRON HELEN CLARK MEET TO DISCUSS WAITAKI'S ASPIRING GEOPARK
    Geoparkadmin
    • Nov 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    GEOPARK MANAGER GERARD QUINN AND PATRON HELEN CLARK MEET TO DISCUSS WAITAKI'S ASPIRING GEOPARK

    Whitestone Geopark Manager Gerard Quinn met with former NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark who has been the Geopark’s patron since 2018 and ...
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    INTERVIEW WITH FLEUR SULLIVAN:
    Geoparkadmin
    • Nov 11, 2019
    • 4 min

    INTERVIEW WITH FLEUR SULLIVAN:

    “My part was to talk about our [Waitaki’s] food story. Everyone certainly knows me, and I guess they thought they knew my story, but no! ...
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    FLEUR IS REPRESENTING THE GEOPARK AT THE FOOD HUI
    Geoparkadmin
    • Oct 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    FLEUR IS REPRESENTING THE GEOPARK AT THE FOOD HUI

    Eat New Zealand's annual Food Hui will be held in Auckland this year. We were invited to join the panel discussing regional food...
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    WELCOME SASHA, OUR NEW GEOEDUCATOR
    Geoparkadmin
    • Oct 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    WELCOME SASHA, OUR NEW GEOEDUCATOR

    Whitestone Geopark Trustees are pleased to announce that they have been able to secure Sasha Morriss as the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark’s ...
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    GEOPARK TEAM VISITS DOC PROJECT AT WAI O TOURA
    Geoparkadmin
    • Oct 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    GEOPARK TEAM VISITS DOC PROJECT AT WAI O TOURA

    The Department of Conservation and Waitaki Community working together on 'Project Gold' at the Geosite Wai O Toura. We joined the amazing...
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    OTAGO FIELD DAYS 2019
    Geoparkadmin
    • Oct 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    OTAGO FIELD DAYS 2019

    The Otago Field Days in Palmerston were on last weekend - so we took Wanda and put up a site all around the Whitestone Geopark. Enticed by..
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    MEET OUR GEOEDUCATOR SOPHIE BRIGGS
    Geoparkadmin
    • Sep 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    MEET OUR GEOEDUCATOR SOPHIE BRIGGS

    Let us introduce to you one of our amazing Geoeducators Dr Sophie Briggs. She has been highly involved with the application ...
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