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New Zealand's Bay of Plenty has a rich history of bee keeping. Honey is a healthy and versatile product and the way it's made is fascinating. Because wellness and natural health are buzzwords, a visit to the Comvita Visitor Centre should be on your priority list when visiting the Bay.
At the Comvita Visitor Centre, winner of two 2004 Regional Tourism Awards, you can enjoy shopping, live bee hives, honey tasting and Manuka honey ice cream. You can also improve your understanding of natural health solutions.
The Visitor Centre has an educational gallery, an auditorium and a retail outlet. Daily tours offer an insight into the honey bee health secrets and tells the fascinating story of Comvita from its early beginnings. There is no charge for participating.
Comvita has received many awards including:
- Westpac Trust Business Awards Finalist in Retail and Visitor Hospitality 2003
- Trade NZ Export Award, Consumer Products 2003
- BOP Regional Business Awards, Business of the Year 2001
- BOP Export Institute, Exporter of the Year 1999
- Air New Zealand Export Excellence, Regional Exporter 1996
- British Airways Asian Export Award 1996
- Trade NZ Export Award, Export Commendation 1995
- NZ Honey and Food Ingredient Innovation Award 1994
- Kiwifruit Coast Business of the Year - Best Export Business 1991
The Comvita Visitor Centre is Qualmark accredited. This quality standard rates business planning, environmental issues, customer satisfaction and staff satisfaction The Comvita Visitor Centre is Green Globe Benchmarked, and is committed to improving all aspects of business environmentally.
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