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And with news of multiple COVID-19 vaccines being approved and mass-distributed […]","datePublished":"2020-12-18","dateModified":"2022-04-15","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/author\/e-lyn-tham\/#Person","name":"E-lyn Tham","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/author\/e-lyn-tham\/","identifier":66,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/722f685b02ed9cd4b78c8df212ebc1654b73489382b53ce430214c5fa92c0d0c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/722f685b02ed9cd4b78c8df212ebc1654b73489382b53ce430214c5fa92c0d0c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TheHomeGround Asia","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2021-07-22-222533.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2021-07-22-222533.jpeg","width":640,"height":640}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/1608261307294_news_new-zealand-forest-of-hope_featured.jpg","url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/1608261307294_news_new-zealand-forest-of-hope_featured.jpg","height":1066,"width":1600},"url":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/new-zealands-forest-of-hope-turns-your-2020-disappointments-into-hope\/","about":["Community","Environment","International"],"wordCount":588,"articleBody":"Fill Me InWe have to admit, 2020 has been tough. What a tumultuous year it has been, huh! However, as the year comes to a close, we\u2019re still holding onto hope that 2021 will be the light at the end of the tunnel. And with news of multiple COVID-19 vaccines being approved and mass-distributed by 2021, there\u2019s reason for us to celebrate!via GIPHYAnd with that encouraging green light on the pandemic front, New Zealand is taking on another green direction of its own to welcome the new year \u2013 by injecting some positivity with its \u2018Forest of Hope\u2019 initiative. In collaboration with Trees That Count, a conservation charity, Tourism New Zealand has extended an invitation to the world \u2013 yes, the whole wide world! \u2013 to come together and plant a \u2018Forest of Hope\u2019.How does this work?It\u2019s simple! Visit the official website, and share your disappointments you experienced during the year of 2020. There\u2019s probably plenty to share \u2013 be it cancelled travel plans, suffocation from the periods of lockdown, postponed weddings, missed opportunities to be with family and friends\u2026 the list goes on and on. In a surprising turn of events, Tourism New Zealand will then transform each and every disappointment into a ray of hope \u2013 by planting a native tree on their soil.via GIPHYYes, you\u2019ll get to turn each disappointment on its back, and watch it blossom into branches of positivity. The best part? Each tree only costs NZ10 (~SGD9.40)!What exactly does the \u2018Forest of Hope\u2019 signify?Wisely put by Steve Dixon, Regional Trade Marketing Manager of Asia \u2013 \u201cIn New Zealand, the Te Reo Maori values of manaaki and tiaki have become incredibly relevant today. They speak to the importance of having empathy and inspire us to care for people and place\u2026 With trees as a natural symbol of life and growth, the Forest of Hope is a way for people to say goodbye to this year\u2019s disappointments and plant a seed of hope to look forward to better times in 2021.\u201d.via GIPHYIndeed, this isn\u2019t only good for the environment, but it also makes for a great gift idea. Let\u2019s face it, we all have that one friend that\u2019s impossible to buy a gift for. What do you buy someone who already has everything? Well, giving him or her a piece of the \u2018Forest of Hope\u2019 might be a really good place to start.When travel resumes and New Zealand\u2019s borders re-open to the world, you \u2013 or whoever you gifted the tree to! \u2013 can even visit the tree that you planted. The tree will be planted in either Northland or Queenstown, giving you the golden opportunity to plan a trip.CEO Adele Fitzpatrick also sees this initiative as a way for visitors to \u201cbecome connected to New Zealand itself\u201d, to know that they\u2019ve personally contributed to a piece of the land. This initiative fits in perfectly with Trees That Count\u2019s vision, which is to plant a whopping total of 200 million native trees across the country. Since 2016, they\u2019ve already planted over 32.4 million trees!So, say goodbye to everything that went wrong with 2020, and turn 2021 into a year that\u2019s brimming with positivity and hope. Now, that\u2019s something that we all desperately need during these unprecedented times. There is good out there, and we can all help to grow it \u2013 one little tree at a time! Join the conversations on THG’s\u00a0Facebook\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram, and get the latest updates via\u00a0Telegram.\u00a0"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"International","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"New Zealand\u2019s \u2018Forest of Hope\u2019 Turns Your 2020 Disappointments into Hope","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/new-zealands-forest-of-hope-turns-your-2020-disappointments-into-hope\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]