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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Geoparkadmin
- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
WAITAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL VOTES TO SUPPORT GEOPARK TRUST
The WDC today voted to grant the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust up to $190k to progress the establishment of the Waitaki Whitestone ...
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Geoparkadmin
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
NEW APP A DIGITAL GUIDE TO WHITESTONE GEOPARK
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Whitestone Geopark app, a mobile phone-based tool to help people explore the ...
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Geoparkadmin
- Aug 29, 2019
- 2 min
SCHOOL OF ROCKS (TERM 1 & 2)
The kids in the School of Rocks programme had a lot of fun in Terms 2 and 2. The older classes were learning about and looking for ...
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Geoparkadmin
- Aug 11, 2019
- 1 min
SCHOOL COMPETITION WINNERS
The results from the School Holiday competition are in - and we are so impressed. Here are the winners: ...
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Geoparkadmin
- Aug 5, 2019
- 2 min
HIGH COUNTRY SALMON
Fast Flows the Mountain Water - Here, at the highest point of the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark, snow makes molars of the mountains, and the...
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