May 2009: Indigenous Trails becomes the first Maori-owned operator in Tauranga to receive "Qualmark" endorsement for "Endorsed Visitor Activity" and "

"Qualmark is New Zealand tourism's official quality agency. It is a government and private sector partnership between Tourism New Zealand and New Zealand Automobile Association. Qualmark licenses professional and trustworthy New Zealand tourism businesses to use the Qualmark 'tourism's official quality mark' to help international and domestic travellers select places to stay, things to do and ways to get around"