Tourism venture pivots to Teaching
Kohutapu Lodge was humming four years ago, it was welcoming international backpackers and living up to its five word motto "Changing a town through tourism". Overnight all that changed. After many tears they picked themselves up and started running 12-week-long life skills courses for local tamariki. Into the third course things are going well and the owners plan to blend the tourism business with teaching.
Source: rnz.co.nz