Zero Carbon Weekender

Day 1

Arrive at Nelson Airport

Nelson airport is Zero Carbon certified with EKOS and the terminal has some wonderful sustainable features:

Measure their carbon footprint with EKOS
Built with local timbers
No air conditioning needed due to natural ventilation
Fill up your water bottle at the water fountain

Transport from the Airport

Pick up a rental car

New Zealand Rentacar have two Toyota Prius Hybrid cars for hire
Hertz have a green collection including a Toyota Camry Hybrid available for hire at Nelson Airport
Measure and offset your driving with EKOS

Wine Art and Wilderness

Certified Climate Positive (EKOS), so all your transfers are already offset for you!
Will transfer you wherever you need to go as well as give you lots of experiences along the way

Visit: Nelson City

Take a walk in The Brook Waimārama Sanctuary

Zero Carbon – EKOS

Take an Art Gallery Tour or Wine & Art Tour with Wine, Art and Wilderness

Climate Positive – EKOS

Have a locally brewed beer at the Free House

Climate Positive – EKOS

Visit: Fresh Choice Supermarket on Collingwood Street

Stock up locally produced items for your snacks and picnics along the way! Look for the ‘Zero Carbon’ & ‘less than 200km’ labels!

These companies are measuring and offsetting their carbon footprint

Yum Granola – Local and climate positive organisation certified with EKOS
Chia Sisters drinks – Local and climate positive organisation certified with EKOS
Mussel Inn (Beer, Cider & Gingerbeer) – Local and climate positive organisation, certified with EKOS
Oaklands Milk and Appleby Farms Icecream - Locally produced with A2 milk – Climate friendly with EKOS (measuring but notoffsetting)

Other locally produced items – not zero carbon but good to support local businesses:

Aunt Jean’s milk
Proper Crisps – Note the compostable bags!
Pic's Peanut Butter
Don Rodrigo's Sour Dough Bread
Penati Crackers
Thorvald handcrafted local cheese
Hogarth Chocolate
Nelson Tasman wines including; Brightwater Vineyards and Middle-Earth, both accredited Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand
Local Beers including; Eddyline, Stoke, Hop Federation, Townshend, Monteith’s
Local Ciders including; Tutū, Orchard Thieves, Old Mout Cider, Rekorderlig

Stay two nights at Kaiteriteri beach: Kimi Ora Eco Resort

Certified Climate Positive with EKOS
Self-Contained and Serviced Accommodation
Spa treatments and packages available
Enjoy dinner at their yummy onsite vegetarian restaurant – The Views

Day 2

Take a scheduled or private sailing charter with: Abel Tasman Sailing Adventures

Certified Zero Carbon with EKOS
Enjoy a relaxed cruise up the coastline
Enjoy a full day sail (requires a minimum of 4 adults booked)
Or combine with a Sail, Seals & Walk
Check seasonality

Dinner options

Drive to Marahau (9km each way off set your driving with EKOS)

Dine at Hooked on Marahau
Certified Zero Carbon with EKOS
Relaxed waterfront café, beer garden and restaurant in Marahau

Dinner inhouse at Kimi Ora Eco Resort

Walk into Kaiteriteri and dine at one of the many restaurants including:

Day 3

Do you feel like an exhilarating adventure or a more relaxed cruise along the coastline?

Cycling Tasman’s Great Taste Trail with The Gentle Cycling Company

Certified Climate Positive (EKOS)
Airport pickups (transfer already offset)
Hire an Ebike and enjoy your trip on the Tasman's Great Taste Trail

Skydive Abel Tasman

See the region from above!! Views over the Abel Tasman Coastline and the mountains of Kahurangi National Park
Experience The Ultimate Thrill of Skydiving from 20,000ft, the highest in NZ!
The first skydive company in the WORLD to offset their carbon footprint!
Carbonzero certified with Toitu

Enjoy the beautiful scenery

Take your time driving way back to Nelson Airport and enjoy the scenery of the vineyards and orchards surrounding our region.

We hope your enjoyment was enhanced by knowing that your holiday had only had a lighter footprint on the planet!

More information

EV Charging Stations

More information: https://www.leadingthecharge.org.nz/charging-sites

Location	Type	Cost
Nelson i-SITE	CHAdeMO DCFC, Meenekes (Type 2), CCS DCFC	$0.40 per kWh
Nelson New World	CHAdeMO DCFC, CCS, DCFC	$0.25/kWH + $0.25/min
Century Park Motor Lodge	2 Mennekes (Type 2)s	$3.50 / hour
Nightingale Library Memorial - Tahunanui	2 Wall Outlet (3112)s	?
Richmond (Library Car Park)	CHAdeMO DCFC, CCS, DCFC	$0.40 per kWh
Richmond Top 10 Holiday Park	Blue Commando, Caravan Mains Socket	$2 / hour
The Pear Orchard Lodge	Wall Outlet (3112), Caravan Mains Socket	FOC for guests
Fernwood Holiday Park (Motueka)	3 Blue Commandos	$5
Motueka (New World)	CHAdeMO DCFC, CCS, DCFC	$0.25/kWH + $0.25/min
Abel Tasman Lodge	2 Tesla Model S / Model Xs, Three Phase 32A	Certified Climate PositivePOA
Golden Bay Visitor Centre - Takaka	CHAdeMO DCFC, Meenekes (Type 2), CCS DCFC	$0.40 per kWh
Takaka Camping & Cabins	Caravan Mains Socket	POA

Measure and Off Set Your Carbon Footprint

Flights	From/To	Distance - kms	Cost to Offset
Air NZ make this easy!	Wellington – Nelson return		$0.80 per person Ekos - $2.84pp
	Christchurch – Nelson return		$1.52 per person Ekos $5.33pp
	Auckland – Nelson return		$3.00 per person Ekos $10.60pp
Driving
Day 1	Nelson Airport – Brook Sanctuary	11	0.12 cents
	Brook Sanctuary – Nelson YHA	6	0.07 cents
Day 2	Nelson YHA – Marahau	65	0.77 cents
Day 3	Only if doing the sailing option Mārahau – Kaiteriteri return	18	0.21 cents
Day 4	Mārahau - Motueka	24	0.29 cents
	Motueka to Pics Peanut Butter Factory	38	0.47 cents
	Motueka to Nelson Airport	6	0.07 cents

	Total KMs travelled	165kms	$2.00
	Climate Positive (120% offset)		$2.50 per vehicle
	Total carbon footprint of your holiday
	Total cost to offset your holiday with EKOS	$

Carbon Certifications

There are two companies which provide certification services for businesses, individuals and events to measure, calculate and then offset their carbon footprint to help reduce the impacts of climate change in New Zealand.

EKOS Certifications:

Zero Carbon: means a business has measured and offset 100% of the C0₂ emissions from all operating activities
Climate Positive: this means the business has committed to offsetting at least 120% of their measured C02 emissions
Carbon Friendly: not all businesses have the information or funds they need to do a full footprint measurement, or to go Zero Carbon just yet. But these businesses are doing their best by measuring their emissions and offsetting what they can
Carbon Footprint: this is the first step in moving towards Zero Carbon. Ekos is helping these businesses calculate their C02 footprint, providing then with detailed carbon footprint report of emissions, highlighting hotspots and providing strategies for effective reductions

All Companies who are certified with EKOs Must:

Measure and reduce their carbon footprint every year
Offset what they can’t eliminate by buying carbon credits from approved carbon projects
These credits go towards developing projects that grow and protect indigenous forests. This ensures projects are robust, fair, and deliver a range of benefits including: biodiversity conservation, erosion control, water quality enhancement, & community development.

Toitū Certifications:

Toitū carbonreduce: businesses are measuring their C0₂ emissions and have put in place strategies to manage and reduce impacts.
Toitū carbonzero: businesses are measuring their C0₂ emissions, have put in place strategies to manage, reduce and offset their impacts

Other Zero Carbon or Low Carbon Activities

Swimming – at Marahau, tahuna beach,
Day walks – Centre of NZ, Brook Sanctuary,
Stand up paddleboarding, waka, fly a kite, more biking, mtb,
Taste local beer, wine cider, cheese, icecream

Other ways to be a good visitor

Piick up rubbish!!
Use your own coffee cup
Refill your water bottle
Volunteer activities eg with DOC, Birdsong Trust, Brook Sanctuary

Find out more