Talk:Whataroa

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Whataroa

Recently significant true facts about our small township have been removed and they need to be restored.

Whataroa's claim to fame is that it is the departure point for tours to view NZs only White Heron, Kotuku nesting site. (The bird on our NZ $2 coin, rare and endanged in this country. A bird with huge Maori significance. A visit to this sacred site is on most NZ'ers bucket list.)

It is also the departure point for tours to visit the Alpine Fault Line, (The only place in NZ you can stand astride two plates!)

We do not ask that our businesses be named but both Tour companies have been operating for some time. Tours to Heron colony, over 35 years! Generations of families have travelled to our town to join a tour to see these magnificent birds in person.

Omitting this 'landmark' information is like not mentioning the lake at Lake Taupo or Mount Cook at Mount Cook Village. 222.154.119.82 (talk) 17:54, 18 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The inclusion of the landmarks was solely in the context of including REFSPAM for the two tour companies concerned. The locations may be notable, the departure points of the tour buses to get there is not. To paraphrase your objection -

"Omitting this tour company information is like not mentioning the bus companies which service the lake at Lake Taupo or Mount Cook at Mount Cook Village."

This is Wikipedia, not Wikivoyage:.

Please remember to login before editing. Cabayi (talk) 09:35, 19 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

We've now added a section that links to the new Waitangiroto Nature Reserve article, and summarises the long history of tourism there, including a photo of the current business. This is all well worth including in an encyclopedia. —Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 21:35, 12 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]