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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Geoparkadmin
- Jul 26, 2019
- 2 min
Science and Research wed Geotourism in Waitaki
The Waitaki Whitestone Geopark and GNS Science have signed a memorandum of understanding to support the Geopark's nomination to UNESCO ...
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Geoparkadmin
- Jul 25, 2019
- 2 min
River-T Estate Wines
A leap of faith, taken wearing cowboy boots. To begin with, nobody knew they were even there, hidden behind a poplar hedge, ...
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Geoparkadmin
- Jul 24, 2019
- 3 min
GEOTRAILS A PERFECT FITT
Helen Fitt started researching Geotrails in Waitaki this week. A postdoctoral fellow at the Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Tourism ...
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Geoparkadmin
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min
THE NATURAL DAIRY
Starting up The Natural Dairy has been far from idyllic, which is why it's great to hear that business is now booming.
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Geoparkadmin
- Jul 15, 2019
- 2 min
Three new trustees announced
Recently the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trustees advertised for expression of interest from people who might want to join them...
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Geoparkadmin
- Jul 15, 2019
- 2 min
Oamaru Organics
Oamaru Organics is one of the oldest and larges growers in the South Island and the region's only grower of many brassica and leafy crops.
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Geoparkadmin
- Jul 11, 2019
- 1 min
School holiday competition: How were the elephant rocks formed?
Here is a school holiday competition for local children who live in the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark area.
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Geoparkadmin
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
Eat the park: geogastronomy workshops present ways of partnering
The Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust held two Geogastronomy workshops in June at the Oamaru Opera House.
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Admin
- May 13, 2019
- 2 min
Geogastronomy Workshop planned
‘Geogastronomy’ is essentially the taste of a place. The term encompasses the unique character of foods (including brews and wines)...
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