NZ Tourism Awards Pt 4 - Matt Stenton and Dive! Tutukaka

This week we’re joined by two more amazing finalists – and we decided to stick with just two this week as their stories were so entertaining and interesting, we didn’t want to cut them short.

First up, we have a finalist in the Marsh Tourism Industry Champion Award, Matt Stenton. 

Having led multiple youth entrepreneurial programmes and contributing to various steering groups, boards and government boards in New Zealand, Matt brings an exciting and diverse set of experiences. Matt’s motto is “Simple done well”, and he demonstrates this with his incredible ability to create simple solutions for complex problems. Combined with his cheeky personality and ability to get ‘stuff’ done, he’s a master of cutting through the ‘BS’ to get to the heart of the matter. Matt is known for his extensive network and international tourism & hospitality connections. In 2011 he helped shape Virgin Australia New Zealand by introducing their new service design methodology and establishing new ways to train the aircrew. In late 2014, he was instrumental in delivering Gulfstreams 100th G650ER into service in New Zealand. Matt is currently the Programme Director for Go with Tourism.

And following on from Matt, we welcome Jeroen Jungejans from Dive! Tutukaka, finalists in the Westpac Resilience and Innovation award.

Jeroen is owner of Dive! Tutukaka, Perfect Day and Lodge9 - a marine adventure company based in Tutukaka, Northland, and heading out to the Poor Knights Islands - any activity in on or under at the best little Marine Reserve on the planet. A strong focus on the blue economy, the marine environment, leaving our rohe a better place than we found it, and acting as great ancestors are the driving forces behind Jeroen and his business.

These interviews are seriously good, so listen in until the end and please enjoy the show.  Don’t forget to leave us a 5 star rating wherever you listen in, and please share this with your colleagues and mates.

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Timings: 

4.59 - Matt Stenton www.gowithtourism.co.nz

26.18 - Jeroen Jungejans, Dive! Tutukaka www.diving.co.nz 

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