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Eco Tourism Holidays in Pacific

On safari... a Hector's dolphin in Akaroa Harbour.

New Zealand

Five stars of a Kiwi safari

Zoologist Mark Carwardine scours New Zealand's forests and shorelines to find the country's most eccentric small species.

Cook Islands

Green ambition in the deep blue

Louise Southerden reports on plans for the first eco destination in the Pacific.

New Zealand

A fling with the flirts of the sea

Louise Southerden tries a song and dance to woo a pod of dolphins off the coast of Kaikoura.

New Zealand

Natural order

Louise Southerden swims with dolphins, snorkels with seals and watches whales in eco-friendly Kaikoura.

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