{"id":232,"date":"2019-01-10T18:41:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T18:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2021-11-27T08:48:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T19:48:42","slug":"environment-and-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/environment-and-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Environment and sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"232\" class=\"elementor elementor-232\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57a25962 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57a25962\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;dcb2796&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;],&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;}],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-e-bg-lazyload=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8294512\" data-id=\"8294512\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf28313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cf28313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"336\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sustainability-Commitment-Logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-935\" alt=\"Sustainable Tourism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sustainability-Commitment-Logo.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sustainability-Commitment-Logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Sustainability-Commitment-Logo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a35a117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a35a117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our sustainability Journey<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e198078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e198078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>We are Ben and Rebecca.<\/b><br \/>We met young, started a young family, and started Whanganui River Canoes as we needed to live a lifestyle where we could spend time with our children in the outdoors and having adventures. <br \/>Having a sustainable business, and protecting the environment is just a part of our way of life. <br \/>We love that we can show our special part of New Zealand to our visitor&#8217;s. <br \/>Over the years we have committed to Predator Free NZ, the Tiaki Promise and now the Sustainability Commitment &#8211; all of which have always been a part of our everyday lifestyle &#8211; but we appreciate our opportunity to show our way of living to the rest of the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eec3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0eec3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Culture-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-929\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Culture-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Culture-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Culture-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Culture-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Culture.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daa3a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"daa3a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Economic<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d34fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d34fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Resilience &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1rem;\">As people we have had to be resilient, taking on life\u2019s challenges and constantly overcoming them. Economically we have worked hard, starting our business in our early 20\u2019s with no debt, and growing and building our business each year.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Investment <\/b>\u2013 Each year we make new purchases, constantly improving our vehicle fleet, canoes and equipment. We are always looking for ways to make our customers trip more enjoyable and investing towards that.<\/p><p><b>Innovation <\/b>\u2013 A trip on the Whanganui River is quite a feat to organise, with a lot of travelling, safety information to take in and a lot of work managing where everyone is, we are constantly innovating to improve procedures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3400a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec3400a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Waving-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-931\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Waving-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Waving-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Waving-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Waving-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Waving.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0203f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0203f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e155ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e155ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Employer of Choice <\/b>\u2013 Our staff are pretty amazing. Our guests are always coming back and mentioning them by name &#8211; we love our team and love to help them thrive.<br \/><br \/><b>Community Engagement <\/b>\u2013 We are often at Community events, and sponsoring different things for our local community. You will often bump into us at the Council and Community Board meetings, not always with something to say \u2013 but sometimes it is just good to be there and to listen.<br \/><br \/><b>Sustainable Supply Chains<\/b> \u2013 We love our community. Where possible we purchase locally &#8211; when we can\u2019t buy our products locally we choose suppliers who also value the community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840d5b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"840d5b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_0498-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-932\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_0498-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_0498-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_0498-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_0498-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_0498.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4db9cbc2\" data-id=\"4db9cbc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c13179b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c13179b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5162-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-933\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5162-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5162-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5162-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5162-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_5162.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25b9fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d25b9fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Visitor<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d823550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d823550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Visitor Satisfaction<\/b> \u2013 We always try our hardest to ensure our guests enjoy their time with us, we try to pop in little surprises where we can to ensure guests have the best trip possible.<br \/><br \/><b>Culture and Heritage<\/b> \u2013 We are New Zealanders, and we hire New Zealand Staff. It is important to us that New Zealanders have an opportunity to show off our country. Each member of our team has a special connection with Te Awa Tupua, and when we feel comfortable, we love to share our korero with our manuhiri.<br \/><br \/><b>Visitor Engagement<\/b> \u2013 We love to engage with our visitors, often sharing updates via email. If you want to keep up to date with everything we are doing &#8211; follow our Facebook Page and Youtube Channels. We try to give handy tips and hints to share with our guests about how to enjoy our country. Also have a look at the Tiaki Promise \u2013 it has some fantastic information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b67668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b67668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Karakia-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-930\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Karakia-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Karakia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Karakia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Karakia-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Damian-Karakia.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-949ad92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"949ad92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environment<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e49b97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e49b97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Restoring Nature<\/b> \u2013 We try to work with Predator Free NZ, trapping pests and predators. We have planted close to 500 Native trees since we began and are committed to planting more each year.<br \/><br \/><b>Carbon Reduction <\/b>\u2013 We maintain our vehicles and service them regularly, we maintain a modern fleet of vehicles. Unfortunately, with the roads that we drive, the loads that we tow, and the limited communication on the roads that we drive, E vehicles are a bit of a stretch of the imagination for us.<br \/><br \/><b>Eliminating Waste <\/b>\u2013 Recycling and Re using are a part of our lifestyle. We have a small lifestyle block with an orchard, a waterway, and some animals. The scraps our visitors leave behind are either placed in our worm farm, compost or fed to our animals. Milk bottles are re used as bailers. Glass bottles are crushed and used in paths and gardens<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7479afc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7479afc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NZ-Native-Bird-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-934\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NZ-Native-Bird-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NZ-Native-Bird-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NZ-Native-Bird-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NZ-Native-Bird-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NZ-Native-Bird-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.whanganuirivercanoes.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/NZ-Native-Bird-scaled.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f163526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f163526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What else do you need to know?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066e2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"066e2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Whanganui River Canoes, it is fairly obvious we are committed to our environment and our future. When you stay at our Holiday Park be sure to ask about Alepis Flavida, the rare Native Mistletoe growing in our Beech Trees.\u00a0<\/p><p>If you are lucky you could spy the Karearea swooping past as it flies to or from its home in the bush nearby. We even have a small Glow Worm Grotto at the bottom of our Holiday Park.<\/p><p>\u00a0We know that we are really lucky to be surrounded by such treasures, and we take a lot of pride in our job to protect them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our sustainability Journey We are Ben and Rebecca.We met young, started a young family, and started Whanganui River Canoes as we needed to live a lifestyle where we could spend time with our children in the outdoors and having adventures. 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