Responsible Tourism

Safe operating procedures

Responsible Tourism at The Waterworks, Coromandel, NZWe have met the required operating standards set by the New Zealand tourism industry. In particular we have a full health and safety plan to ensure that our customers’ well being is managed to the highest of standards.

Responsible tourism operators

Here at The Waterworks we promote and care for our natural environment by reducing, reusing and recycling wherever possible. Our objective is to protect the beauty and the peace of our surroundings so everyone can enjoy them.
  • 70% of all materials used in the construction of our attractions have been recycled and once had a life as something else.
  • 100% of the wood used comes from a sustainable forest 35km away in Colville.
  • 100% of the water used to power the attractions is gravity fed from the creek. No electricity is used in the park’s gardens.
  • 100% of our water is heated by solar power.
  • 100% of our wastewater is filtered and recycled and used in our vegetable garden.
  • 100% of all salad items eaten in the café are grown here in our vegetable garden. The eggs come from our own chooks, which in turn are fed the waste scraps from the kitchen.
  • 100% of the organic waste from the park garden goes into making our compost.

Recycling

In making the attractions for The Waterworks we have recycled and reused amongst other items: car axles, telegraph poles, broken golf tees, a discarded swimming pool filter, buckets, numerous reused pots and pans, children’s potties, a copper hot water cylinders, anoraks, a broken washing machine, mussel floats, tyres, teaspoons, and more ... come and see for yourself!