Guilt-free Getaway

Travel writer Caroline Hendrie neutralised the carbon footprint she incurred flying to NZ by staying at the south island’s Wilderness Lodges. Run by ecologist Dr Gerry McSweeney, the Wilderness Lodges scored top marks for eco-credentials in British author and environmentalist Alastair Sawday’s Guide to Green Places to Stay. One lodge is located at Arthur’s Pass, the other at nearby Lake Moeraki. Writes Hendrie, “I would have been happy to stay in this carbon-neutral environment for ever, but instead returned home more in tune with nature and aware that there is more to saving the planet than planting trees.”