Red Carpet Tours news
Kia Ora from Aotearoa - New Zealand
We have been very busy with our North and South Island Tours and people have really enjoyed their journey through the magic, that is New Zealand.
The weather is very pleasant, as we head into our Spring. We have some superb new Tour offerings in the South Island, starting from our magnificent base of Queenstown!
Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' movie is underway filming and New Zealand is looking fresh and green.
Please join us for the trip of your lifetime!
Keep in touch with us via the website or face book. Why not get your own groups together and join one of our tours soon!
All the very best!
Cheers,
Julie
From Ben's Desk:
At our retreat house "Koru Villa", we have been working to restore native habitat and restore NZ as the bird country. We have been very successful and just recently had 13 tui and countless bellbirds and silvereyes about the place. They are nectar feeders and pollinators. And this week, a wood pigeon showed up 4 times.
We now have planted 3 more flax and 1 more Kowhai tree to increase the habitat value of the area. And just as we did that, we heard of Project Gold. This is a new initiative by the Dept. of Conservation (DOC) to restore the large kowhai forests that used to be in this area. Encouraging to be "in sync" with others. For info on Project Gold: http://www.doc.govt.nz/getting-involved/sponsorships-and-partnerships/regional-sponsorships-and-partnerships/project-gold/about-project-gold/ If you live in New Zealand contact DOC, you can get a free starter kit to grow your own kowhai trees.
For those of you who are not familiar with NZ birds, here are some links:The Tui is our favorite with the most interesting of bird calls. Quite comical: http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/birds/land-birds/tui/The Bellbird has the most lovely bell like call - but also can sound like a tui: http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/birds/land-birds/bellbird-korimako/
The Silvereye is a really cute, tiny bird - now cuddling up to its mate as we see pairs of them grooming each other: http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/birds/land-birds/silvereye-or-wax-eye/ The Wood Pigeon is a large and lovely bird: http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/birds/land-birds/nz-pigeon-kereru/
Please note we can hire out "Koru Villa" - please contact us for further information.
Regards Ben
