Kaewa Tours

17/09/2024

I had a little chat about Kaewa Tours as part of being a finalist in the upcoming Electra Business & Innovation Awards next month.

13/09/2024

Happy Friday Kaewa Tours Friends and Whanau.
Today’s Friday Funny comes from Singapore.
Swap the first 2 words around and that’s what Jill gets living with me!
Enjoy your weekend everyone and stay safe.
We move onto Delhi tomorrow night for the start of our Indian adventure.

11/09/2024

The Kaewa Tours Management (Her) and Staff (Him) are off on a little adventure. Singapore for 2 nights then we are heading to India.
Stay tuned for some epic social media content and much humour and tall tales from the Director of Kaewa Tours!

09/09/2024

Spot Tom in the ANZ new entrants course March 1984 - go!

05/09/2024

This is too good not to share!
I’m with you Clayton- the money and the chocolates!

03/09/2024

Have a listen Kaewa Tours Friends and Whanau.
No, it’s not a cure for insomnia, it’s a riveting radio interview!
Dennis Dianne Collier - this is the interview I was telling you about earlier this afternoon.

In this episode we talk to Electra Business and Innovation 2024 finalist, Tom Collier, owner-operator of Kaewa Tours in Kapiti This show captures the varied and interesting events and people that we come across at Coast Access Radio.

01/09/2024

Today, being the 1st of September, marks our official holiday countdown to the Kaewa Tours Management (Jill) and Staff (Tom) break away before the start of another very busy tourism season ahead.
We are very excited to soon embark on our first trip to fabulous 🇮🇳 - 12 days to go!
Special thanks to Sarah Meikle, Sharon Crowther and Adrienne Wilton who have provided us with superb guidance and support heading into our upcoming adventure to the subcontinent.

Sarah, thank you for your generous sharing of your extensive time travelling through, and living in India. We look forward to sharing our experience of our first time visit to India.

Stay tuned on the Kaewa Tours Facebook and Instagram pages to follow our fun!

31/08/2024

Happy Sunday Kaewa Tours Friends and Whanau.
Shame the ABs didn't quite get 'across the line' this morning.
To make your day a little brighter tune in to Coast Access Radio 104.7FM or listen online at https://www.coastaccessradio.org.nz/ this afternoon at 2:30pm for a riveting interview with yours truly!
I'm talking with Paul Nees about the honour of being selected as a finalist in this years Electra Business & Innovation Awards - we are finalists in 2 categories (1) Hospitality, Entertainment & Tourism and (2) Customer Experience-Kāpiti.
It was a thoroughly enjoyable chat Paul. Let's hope it sounds equally enjoyable for your listeners Paul!

** THE WEEKEND SCHEDULE ON COAST ACCESS RADIO 104.7FM **

SATURDAY
7.30am "A week of It" - KC News brings us an update on the latest news in Kapiti and Horowhenua.
8.30am "Ratbags Racing Show"
9am "Conversations" - Graeme talks with Hugh Shields of Eco Hunters Aotearoa about the issues of pest control in this first of a two part discussion.
9.30am "Wild Libraries" - Tim and Hayley from Kāpiti Coast District Libraries take flight through Episode all about Wings
10am "Blues Train" - Join host Ryan Gatling talks 'When Pop music was Jazz'. A look at the Blues Train Lounge in the late 50's and early 60's
11am "Special Feature" - More Electra Business & Innovation Awards finalist interviews - featuring Ngā Manu Nature Reserve and Waikanae Montessori Preschool
11.30am "At the Table with Gail" - Gail brings us seafood chowder, cottage cheese and buckwheat pancakes, and apple and date scones.
12pm "LIVE podcasts" - Catherine talks to Mariana Waculicz, curator of the photographic exhibit "From Struggle to Strength - Portraits and Stories of Refugee Students" in collaboration with the Ministry of Education
12.30pm "Comedy Corner" - Graham Stevens is here to tickle our funny bone.
1.30pm "Farming Aotearoa" - FTA's, sustainability, USA markets for NZ, horticulture and the humble parsnip
3pm "The College Spot" - Otaki College is on the radio this weekend.

SUNDAY
8am "Sunday at 8" Christian music, repeated at 8pm.
8.30am "Media Moments" - Join Host Lloyd as he reviews, Twisters, Horizon and American Saga Part One, Longlegs
9.30am "Heartsong" Host Jules Riding features Kiwi artists in the limelight in this final episode of Heartsong - for now.
10am "Focus on Faith" From the Paraparaumu Baptist Church.
11am "Focus on Arts" - Kristie Parata and Mohi Edwin from Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai talk about the background to the Waikanae Jobs For Nature initiative and the resulting recently opened exhibition at Toi Mahara - Kei 'ea Te Komako e Ko
11.30am "Write Your Story" - Join Host Angela from Angela Robertson Maximising Potential as Donald Jeffery reads his two accounts of encountering the Royals.
12.30pm - "Local Architecture Now" - Host Rosalind Derby from ROSALIND DERBY ARCHITECTURE NZ Kapiti Coast Wellington with Afdel Aziz discuss his groundbreaking documentary 'The Genius of the Place'
1.30pm "GS Presents" Graham presents his music show
2.30pm "Special Feature" another Electra Business & Innovation Awards 2024 finalist interview, with Tom Collier, owner-operator of Kaewa Tours in Kapiti
6.30pm "Rambling Away with Molly Fay" - an introduction episode to Molly Fay and her show Rambling Away.
7.30pm "World Maritime Memories" - Wally is featuring NZ marine news

30/08/2024

Happy Friday Kaewa Tours Friends and Whanau,
Today’s Friday Funny comes courtesy of good friend Dean.
I do love a great IPA!
Be safe out there and have a great weekend.
Go the All Blacks!

30/08/2024

VIP customers tomorrow so Black Beauty needs to be spotless.
While not disclosing the full identity of my VIPs - Louise and Dean, the car is so clean you’ll be able to eat your brekkie off the floor 😆

28/08/2024

Happy Thursday Kaewa Tours Friends and Whanau.
BNI day today.
Big group in this morning with great energy.
I do love our BNI Chapter meetings!
Our key note speaker today is Adrienne Wilton from NZ Travel Brokers. This will be Adrienne’s first BNI 10 minute presentation - I’ve already had a sneak preview so it’s going to be very humorous and informative!
The Kaewa Tours team have previously used Adrienne’s exceptional services for personal international travel and will do so in the future.
Looking forward to Adrienne sharing her personal and work experiences with us.

28/08/2024

You will not meet finer people in the Wellington Foodie scene than Erin and Clayton from .
Great coffee and even greater Chocolate from this Foodie Gem of Wellington.
The Kaewa Tours team and customers always have a fabulous visit to the Baron.
Photo bottom left - caption this! GO!

26/08/2024

There we go - living proof that the Owner of Kaewa Tours is in fact Aotearoa New Zealand's best Guide!
Well that's according to Paul Broughton the Owner and Big Cheese at C'est Cheese!
Paul, we can't argue with you!
If you want to experience a day out with NZ's Best Guide and meet an equally humorous Cheesemaker book our Martinborough Foodie Delights tour.
Check out the amazing places we go to on this particular tour!

https://kaewatours.co.nz/martinborough-foodie-delights-tour/

22/08/2024

Brekkie before the first of 3 Inbound Tour Operator meetings in Wanaka.
This is a great cafe.

20/08/2024

Shout out to my newest followers - Glenda Richardson, Amanda White

Thanks for following my page and the Kaewa Tours fun and frivolity! 🥂

20/08/2024

Epic surf out at the Cape yesterday.

19/08/2024

Happy Belated International Pinot Noir Day!
To our good friends at Alexander Vineyard Moy Hall Wines Poppies Martinborough Ata Rangi Haythornthwaite Wines (HT3) Palliser Estate Wines Tiwaiwaka Wines Grava Hamden Estate Coney Wines Martinborough Le Grá Johner Estate URLAR, Gladstone Muirlea Rise Vineyard Tirohana Estate Escarpment Wine - we salute your awesome mahi and equally awesome Pinot Noir!

18/08/2024

Great couple of days out touring comes to an end. What better way to spend Sunday night with this fabulous drop from Fortune Favours - The Katipo - Red IPA 6.5% ABV.
Good to catch up again Josh.
One for you Mr & Mrs beerrendo for you try on your next visit to Fortune Favours 🍺🍺🍺🍺

17/08/2024

Not your ordinary sight on our Martinborough Wine Tours!
30th annual Wairarapa Pig Hunting Club & Pukemanu Hunt.

16/08/2024

Happy Friday Kaewa Tours Friends and Whanau.
Did you know that on this day Elvis left the building for the last time?
Yes 47 years ago today the King departed.
I used to wear this tie every year when I worked in Corporate world.
Have a safe and happy weekend everyone.

15/08/2024

Kaewa Tours attended a fantastic Skal International Wellington networking event yesterday at The Roxy Theatre Miramar.
We had the privilege of being hosted by the Roxy Team, Jade Bolstad, Dan McKenna, Tuesday and Emily from the fabulous Wētā Workshop Tourism Team.
Our keynote speaker was none other than Sir Richard Taylor who shared his and Tania's fascinating journey from humble beginnings to a truly iconic international brand.
Thank you very much for making the time to speak with us Richard.
Huge shout out to the Weta Tourism Team for having us so highly entertained. Well done Dan for being in character for the duration of the afternoon. We salute your mahi!
Great to have a couple of iconic key Kāpiti businesses join us - Janine Sudbury of Sudbury NZ Te Horo and Chris Barber of The Bond Store Paraparaumu.

09/08/2024

Happy Friday Kaewa Tours Friends and Whanau.
For those of you who know me will know I'm a big fan of The Rolling Stones, in particular Keith Richards.
Who doesn't like the humorous Keef images circulating around Social Media?
Here's one that put a smile on my face!
Big couple of days ahead with Kaewa Tours - tomorrow I'm hosting a French Family of 4 and Sunday & Monday I'm co-hosting with Pepper from Tourism NZ 6 Singaporeans - Acors/Actresses/Influencers. Fair to say their Insta followers are significantly higher than the Kaewa Tours Insta followers!
Have a great weekend everyone and stay safe.

07/08/2024

Happy Thursday Kaewa Tours Friends and Whanau.
BNI Day today. This morning’s key note speaker is the fabulous Di Ward from Solid Stone NZ. Di, Tim and the Family produce exceptional polished stone kitchen and bathroom benches.

29/07/2024

Super rapt to share with my FaceBook Friends and Whanau that Kaewa Tours have made the Top 4 businesses for the Customer Experience award (text-to-vote).
Thank you to everyone out there that chose to pick up their mobile and vote for us.
We are also finalists in the Hospitality, Entertainment and Tourism category.
We are looking forward to the Awards night on the 10th of October.
Best wishes to my fellow Kāpiti Customer Experience Finalists - Heritage Barbers PartyPerfect Catering and Relish Cafe and Catering and best wishes to my fellow Finalists in the Hospitality/Entertainment/Tourism sector award - Ngā Manu Nature Reserve Waterfront Bar and Levin TOP10 Holiday Park

The results are in! Meet your 2024 Electra Business & Innovation Awards Customer Experience Award Finalists…

We’re excited to share that the 2024 Customer Experience Awards have received an overwhelming number of votes from the Kāpiti and Horowhenua regions via our text-to-vote platform. It’s fantastic to see such strong support for our local businesses. Congratulations to all participating businesses, and best of luck to the finalists as we look forward to announcing the winners at the Awards night on October 10th 2024!

Customer Experience - Horowhenua
Able Whiteware Services Ltd
Fox's Cottage Quilting and Wool
Homegrown
Oxford Fresh

Customer Experience - Kapiti
Heritage Barbers
Kaewa Tours Ltd
Party Perfect Catering
Relish Cafe and Catering

Congratulations!

19/07/2024

Great day for a Wellington scenic tour.
Look at that fabulous view 😆

19/07/2024

Meet the fabulous folk at Kereru Brewing - NZ Craft Beer.
This is our # 1 craft beer brewery to visit on our Craft Beer tours.
Great people and great beer
Here’s cheers to great beers! 🍺 🍺🍺🍺

19/07/2024

Happy Friday Kaewa Tours Friends and Whanau.
Guess where I am?
First person that guesses where I am will get a bag of coffee from the good buggers at The Roastery Kapiti
Clue: It’s an iconic Wellington cafe which we sometimes go to for lunch on our Wellington scenic tours.
Go!

17/07/2024

Happy Thursday Kaewa Tours Friends and Whanau.
BNI day today. Our key note speaker is the most fabulous Tracey Pervan Director/Lawyer from The Law Connection.
Tracey delivered a fantastic presentation on her business which was very informative and equally very humorous!
A Lawyer with an outstanding personality - go Tracey 😆🥂

15/07/2024

Kia ora Kaewa Tours Friends and Whanau,

I recently had the pleasure of working with Moran of Nudge People who delivered a 1:1 workshop to define our company values.
I highly recommend Nudge People for values development, staff training, leadership development and all things people related!

The Kaewa Tours new values really resonated with me and I feel is sums up where we've got our relatively new business to in the tourism market. Let me know what you think!

At Kaewa Tours, we are committed to fostering an environment where our Customers and Team feel loved, secure, and appreciated.
We believe in being helpful and non-judgmental, creating a supportive atmosphere where everyone can thrive.
By living these values, we ensure our team can confidently and delightfully serve our clients.
Our helpful and non-judgmental approach allows us to provide a welcoming experience, while our fun-loving and secure environment ensures every interaction is special and unique.
This commitment to our staff directly translates into exceptional and unforgettable private tours for our customers.
Our values are key to our success, so with that in mind, we take our company values seriously. They form the fabric of who we are. From our recruitment practices, through to how we lead and work with our people and clients, we ensure our values resonate and fit with our people.
The following behaviours are where we focus on bringing our values to life:

Love:
• At Kaewa Tours we actively support and encourage each other, offering help and positive reinforcement.
• We regularly express gratitude and appreciation for team members' efforts and contributions.
• We ensure everyone feels included and valued, promoting a sense of belonging.

Helpful:
• Our people offer help before it is asked for, anticipating the needs of both clients and colleagues.
• We work collaboratively with others, sharing knowledge and resources to achieve common goals.
• We naturally actively seek solutions to challenges and provide practical support to resolve issues efficiently.

Fun Loving:
• Everyone in the Kaewa Tours team embraces a positive enthusiastic attitude to work, contributing to a fun and enjoyable atmosphere.
• We celebrate achievements and milestones together, fostering a sense of joy and camaraderie.
• We embrace a playful approach to tasks when appropriate, promoting creativity and reducing stress.

Non-Judgemental:
• Our people embrace and respect diverse perspectives, avoiding judgment or criticism of others.
• We offer feedback in a constructive and supportive manner, focusing on improvement rather than blame.
• We listen to others with an open mind, valuing their experiences and viewpoints without preconceived notions.

Secure:
• We ensure a physically and emotionally safe environment where everyone feels secure and respected.
• Together, we foster trust through consistent, honest, and transparent communication and actions.
• We support each other in taking risks and trying new things, providing reassurance and backing them up.