Environment

The world's first GREEN GLOBE environmentally certified holiday park goes GOLD!

Environmental Policies

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Queenstown Top 10 Holiday Park Creeksyde has been environmentally aware since inception. The overall park area was designed with an aim to provide as pleasant a green, relaxing area as possible within the inner urban confines of an alpine tourist destination. For the guest we needed a quality experience, with all possible services in as natural surrounding as possible and for the staff a place of pleasant, efficient functionality.

Our current policies are:

Firm commitment to staff being aware of and involved in the environmental philosophy of the premises.
Continuing research and improvement of results where ever possible.
Staff meetings involving all - discussing new options or ideas.
Implementation of approved ideas.
Outcomes discussed and documented.
To be registered under the Camping Ground regulations 1985 and to comply with all relevant legislation.
Annually GREEN GLOBE benchmarked/certification and Qualmark graded, aiming to maintain or improve.
Regularly monitor all policies & procedures through a full set of analytical spreadsheets & KPI documents.
To maintain a safe working environment.
To employ locally domiciled persons, with own accommodation.
To have stock of staff housing either within the park or elsewhere owned by employers.
To employing local contractors and purchase from local suppliers wherever possible.
NZ made, environmentally produced goods will be used where ever possible.
Raise/submit industry issues on a National level within Holiday Accommodation sector of the Tourism Industry Assoc. through being an active member of HAPNZ (Holiday Accommodation Parks NZ).
Raising and sponsoring solutions on environmental issues on a local level.
Encourage guests to think about what they buy and then to divide any waste into our recycling bins.

Creeksyde plans to be involved with GREEN GLOBE on an ongoing basis and to use the benchmarking process as guidance to improving results. Within this policy is a commitment to having all suppliers and staff well aware of the park policies on the Environment including sourcing of product specifications, etc.

Future Aims:

Further divide & reduce waste generation.
Disseminate information to guests.
Increase native plantings to attract birds.
Environmental training video
Sponsor environmental solutions in the wider community

E M Spijkerbosch

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Contributions to the Environment and Social Responsibility
	Staff and The Wizard of Christchurch and MC Richard Proctor at Creeksyde's 20th celebrations. NZ$1,000 each was donated to the local St John's Ambulance Assoc. and to the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade.
	Also Staff at Creeksyde held an Open day with cookies and coffee, head & hand Massages, hair cuts & guided tours to raise NZ$350 for Save The Children funds after Myanmar Floods and China's earthquake. Tonnie & Erna matched the funds raised $ for $.
	Erna & puppy Button delivering shortbread to local Senior Citizens Club to mark 20th Anniversary.
	“Dedication to the old adage 'everything goes somewhere and there is no such thing as waste' has earned Creeksyde environmental Green Globe Gold status.” (The Southland Times 18/12/2007)
	Erna & Tonnie attended the 2nd GREEN GLOBE Conference in Jamaica November 2006 Erna was part of a panel of Green Globe Benchmarked & Certified properties from around the world. Each panel member contributed from their own properties experiences with Green Globe and the paper work involved.
	GREEN GLOBE Champion of the Month Erna was very proud to receive this certificate May 2006. Creeksyde continues to strive as a leader to like businesses.
	World's first holiday park to be certified! Queenstown Holiday Park Creeksyde became the world's first GREEN GLOBE certified holiday park. Beside our annual renewal of this, we also have a strong commitment to our community, so we started a project to create more awareness within local businesses about our waterways, and how they are polluted. 2004 2005 2006 2007.
	Handmade BBQ The steel top plate from an old commercial heat storage cooker, an even older black coal range and 10 tonne of flax, 3 years of loving labour and this BBQ Kitchen was born!
	Adult's and children's education The owner's commitment to environmental awareness and getting this information to the community led to invitations from Polytech's and schools to talk about environmentally friendly cleaning, worm farm issues etc.
	Community Gold mining pipe work used to create a public drinking fountain. Stone Moa purchased with funds raised by Tonnie & Erna
	Staff Training A trip to the landfill with staff helped a lot in understanding where and how all our non recycled rubbish ends up.
	Re-Use A 10 tonne,12 mt hand made steel pressure cylinder which would otherwise have ended up in the landfill, was the first part of our main reception building, and is a landmark and orientation point within the park as well as within the community.
	Help us to Breathe Horne Creek flows past the local industrial area, down through Creeksyde and into Lake Wakatipu . The Poster shown here was developed between Creeksyde and the Queenstown Lakes District Council and distributed around businesses who’s storm water flows into the creek.
	Winners Mt Scene Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2005 Civic Corp Contribution to the Environment Award
	Commendation Award Ministry of the Environment Commendation Award. Submission was a nomination by a 3rd party.
	Waste Minimisation Local authority business award for best programme to reduce waste to land fill
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Come and Work For Us.

Maybe you could stay a while longer and work with us. We often have vacancies in all aspects of the park operation, from Laundry to Grounds work or Room Attendant to Reception. Staff Accommodation is sometimes also available. Arrive on a visitor visa and we can get you a work permit within 5 working days of arriving at Creeksyde.