Rainbow Springs Nature Park

ACT was contracted in 2017 to provide Rainbow Springs Nature Park with a self-guided virtual cultural trail via our content delivery platform. The Virtual Cultural Trail shared cultural narrative and context about some of the native species at the park which enabled the end user to view these species through a Maori lense. This was our first deployment within a nature park environment. It was a privilege to work with Ngāi Tahu Tourism who are one of the most successful Tourism companies in New Zealand.

Due to Covid-19, Rainbow Springs Nature Park remains in hibernation.

The Shotover Group purchased Rainbow Springs and Farm in 1995, continuing to improve the park with the addition of a new entrance and revamped kiwi static display, conversion of the Info centre into a cafe and a new free-flight aviary. 2003 saw the sale of Rainbow Farm and the closure of the restaurant, in preparation for an ambitious new project – Kiwi Encounter, a purpose-built kiwi hatching and rearing facility; the first of it’s kind open to the public. It was also around this time (2004) that the Shotover Group was bought out by Ngai Tahu, the current owners of the park.

ClientNgāi Tahu TourismServicesTourism, Nature ParkYear2017Linkwww.ngaitahutourism.co.nz