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If you're reading this because at some point over the past ten years you've joined us for an adventure then we simply wanted to say thank you for YOU being a part of our lives.
Without you we wouldn't be where we are in business but most importantly we wouldn't be who we are as humans.
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These are not just AI generated pretty words. They are imperfectly ours.
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You have helped us transform a Royal New Zealand Navy  vessel into an expedition vessel filled with community, purpose, laughter and great food, hot tubs, adventures, great yarns, bold ideas and unforgettable stories... thank you!
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If you're reading this and you don't know us yet you'll hopefully get the idea that we're more than a business or tourism operation or charter boat... we're passionate people privileged to call Fiordland home and share it's magic with wonderful humans... we do people, connection and place... the business simply happens to allow us to live our values and give back.. to place and people.. which is where this celebration comes in.... smile...
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A wonderful good day (and pardon the love letter... we are just excited..),
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Our passion for place and people continues to grow and we have no idea of where we’ll be in another ten years.. smile.. change will remain the only constant.
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Seán and I couldn’t have dreamt of our brainstorm on a beach with a little scrap paper to turn into this wonderful construct we call Pure Salt. Thanks to you it’s so much more than a business.. it’s a LIFE full of awesome "clients", crew, collaborators and inspiring projects, volunteers, creatives and friends.. often showing up as a combination…Â
We're incredibly humbled and grateful to be celebrating our ten year love affair with Flightless and everybody who is part of our journey and look forward to the next ten years unfolding one adventure at a time…
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Have a lovely day wherever your feet touch the ground as you read this and we look forward to sharing more memories with you when we do.
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We'll be honouring as many of the wonderful stories and people involved in shaping us and the past ten years as we can over the next ten months.. and naturally beyond.. smile..
We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the beautiful humans surrounding us... our crew, family, friends, clients, volunteers, 'suppliers', collaborators... beautiful humans who are often a mix of it all... Gratitude is the feeling or quality of being grateful and wanting to express your thanks so that is what we're wanting to celebrate...
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You'll see pieces pop up on social media celebrating the weird and wonderful connections and stories that make Pure Salt who we are... we're excited to share them with you...
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Get in touch if you'd like our connection to be featured...
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We'll be gifting one spot at a time every month for the coming ten months... so keep your eyes on our social media pages as well as the dedicated WIN page.
By the very nature of where we operate and what we do not everybody gets to experience the magic of this place. If money wasn't a thing we'd love to gift every single adventure.. so to celebrate 10 years of operation we've decided to gift 10 spots onboard.. just about an entire charters worth to say thank you.
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There'll be different competitions to enter each month for the length of that month. The winner will receive a voucher to use towards any Join-a-group of charter booking of their choosing... naturally terms and conditions apply...
Enter the latest chance to WIN...
WIN page...
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So for anyone who would like to contribute half a day of their charter to DO physical conservation work on the ground we’re introducing a Tamatea rate of $10,000 per night and are excited to see where this goes.
It's a privilege to function as a social enterprise and we couldn't do it without wonderful volunteers, other businesses, client donations, storytelling and artist involvement. AND we want to always do more so we thought what if more people would turn up with the intention to pitch in... just imagine...
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The Tamatea rate is available from the 1st of March 2026 to bookings made on that day or after. We're not in a position to offer this retrospectively.
The work and availability will vary depending on what is needed on the ground as it's not just to make us feel good but to actually DO good. It could be anything from trap checks or underwater cleanups, over camera replacements or track clearing to fish tagging or monitoring work..
If this sounds like you then simply get in touch to make your Tamatea adventure happen.
Get in touch for your Tamatea Charter
Thank you for embracing us and this special place we call home.
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... for shaping our story... for sharing adventures with us... for going with the rhythm of sun and tides... for trusting in us... for enriching our lives... for sharing yourself and your story... for helping us learn... for relaxing into the here and now... for the difficult conversations... for the moments of connection... for saying YES to the weird and wonderful things that popped into our heads... for your questions... for the laughs and banter... for the respect and the lessons... for the buzzing excitement about the smallest and largest of things... for the quite appreciation... for the deep and meaningful conversations... for pushing outside your comfort zone at times... for helping us look after the land we walk on and the waters we play in...
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