Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust 2020–2030 Striding Forward | Hikoi Whakamua . STRATEGIC PLAN June 2019 OUR VISION Developing environmental guardians of the future through improved public walking and biking access, enhancing biodiversity, promoting knowledge and working in partnership with others who share our commitment to Banks Peninsula. Ko te whakawhanake kaitiaki taiao nā te whakahōu ara hīkoi, ara paihikara, te whakaniko rerenga rauropi, te whakamana mātauranga me te mahi tahi ki ngā tāngata e kaingākau kaha ana ki Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū hoki. Success Story 3 Reasons for our Success Christchurch City Council founded Independence and We are highly cost The Trust has OUR VISION Rod Donald Banks our capital base are effective. maximised the Peninsula Trust in 2010, our core strengths Council investment. as a charitable entity 1 enabling us to: 2 3 to support sustainable management, conservation and • Attract highly skilled • Projects to date have • We estimate a five recreation on the voluntary Trustees used only 35% of the fold gain on initial peninsula. Capital from • Seize opportunities as original capital investment through the sale of farms endowed to earlier peninsula they present • Staff work on partnerships councils was transferred to the Trust to • Form project projects, not funding • Our projects mean facilitate this. partnerships applications the Council’s Public The first step taken by the Trust was a • Contractor based Open Space Strategy stocktake of other agencies and groups with model keeps overheads is on track despite the overlapping mandates working on Banks low earthquakes Peninsula. The objective was to identify gaps in the work in progress and how, as a new entity, the Trust could best add value. From this, the Trust identified it would achieve maximum value and an enduring legacy through expending the capital on projects holistically achieving four key pillars: Access, leadership partnership Biodiversity, Knowledge and Partnership. for improved with others Our strategic plan “Striding Forward” ACCESS summarises our outstanding record of public support for to achieve achievement to date, our goals for the four walking and enhancing promotion of common pillars going forward and how they assist Christchurch City Council to meets its own biking access biodiversity knowledge goals objectives. KNOWLEDGE PARTNERSHIP BIODIVERSITY Simon Mortlock, WĀHI URU RERENGA RAUROPI MĀTAURANGA MAHI TAHI Chair and Founding Trustee OUR FOUR PILLARS OUR ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR … Access | Wāhi uru See map for location Christchurch City Sumner 1 Te Ara Pátaka track network links Lyttelton Taylor’s Mistake and Akaroa craters on a stunning 3 day tramp Godley Head with lots of options Halswell Akaroa Lyttelton Harbour 75km Rod Donald Hut is hugely popular with Ferry 2 families introducing children to tramping 7 Port Levy Funding grant to Orton Bradley Park enabling 6 3 Pigeon Bay it to further develop as a family friendly 8 3 Little Akaloa recreational gateway to Te Ara Pátaka Tai Tapu Monument Rock 4 Walking link from Akaroa to Hinewai reserve Okains Bay secured Packhorse Hut 9 Mt Herbert/ Te Ahu Patiki Hay 11 1 Reserve 5 Public access on Akaroa’s most popular day Port Levy Saddle 2 Museum walk secured 15 Rod Donald Hut 10 DOC Nursery 75 Le Bons Bay Motukarara Montgomery Panama Rock 6 Walking linkage negotiated for Head to Head Kaituna Reserve Hilltop Reserve 75 4WD only Duvauchelle - Walkway Otepa-totu 12 Barrys Reserve Bay Little River Robinsons Bay Ótamahua Hut enables families to stay on Okuti 7 French Onawe Reserve Farm Kaituna Hickory Bay Lake Ellesmere / Quail Island Quarry Ellangowan Waihora 5 Reserve Saddle Hill 4 Lake Forsyth / Wairewa 13 14 Bossu Road Wainui Birdlings Flat Paua Bay Hinewai Onuku Tutakakahikura Long Bay / Otanerito State Highway 75 Stony Bay Akaroa Harbour Te Oka Bay Nikau Palm Sealed roads Gully Unsealed roads Flea Bay (unsuitable for campervans) Peraki Bay Akaroa Head Rod Donald Hut OUR ACHIEVEMENTS SO FAR … 100 100 97 97 100 100 Concept and text – Peninsula Projects,Graphics-RGB Design & print andSteve Pearce Illustration.Cover Photo: Hollie Hollander. Copyright Rod Donald Banks PeninsulaTrust. Noreproduction without permission. Hinewai reserve on other side. other on reserve Hinewai circular route returning via Takamatua and quiet back roads. roads. back quiet and Takamatua via returning route circular – register intentions with a trusted contact. trusted a with intentions register – Before departing Before to ridgeline trail heads for shorter routes and access to lower lower to access and routes shorter for heads trail ridgeline to return tramp to the Rhino on the ridge, or extend to a 3 hour hour 3 a to extend or ridge, the on Rhino the to tramp return from Woodills North or by car from Long Bay Road. Bay Long from car by or North Woodills from process. process. – absolutely no fires to be lit anywhere. lit be to fires no absolutely – High fire danger fire High road. Other options include extension along Misty Peaks, driving driving Peaks, Misty along extension include options Other road. 8 permitted An easy 1 hour hour 1 easy An Children’s Bay Farm Walkway Farm Bay Children’s commemorative tree plantings with great views. Access on foot foot on Access views. great with plantings tree commemorative Cliffs and other hazards other and Cliffs accessible via the Skyline Circuit track, is a leader in this this in leader a is track, Circuit Skyline the via accessible – keep children under supervision. under children keep – Mountains bikes not not bikes Mountains 800 m to Stony Bay Peak with ridge walk and descent on quiet quiet on descent and walk ridge with Peak Bay Stony to m 800 Dogs prohibited Dogs 3 Easy walk and scenic picnic spot in in spot picnic scenic and walk Easy Heritage Park Park Heritage No food or water available on tracks on available water or food No – take these on the longer tracks. longer the on these take – 5 and encourage native regeneration. Hinewai reserve, reserve, Hinewai regeneration. native encourage and Spectacular full day tramp climbing climbing tramp day full Spectacular beauty spot. beauty Skyline Circuit Circuit Skyline 7 Tracks slippery after rain after slippery Tracks – sturdy footwear and walking sticks recommended. sticks walking and footwear sturdy – are working hard to protect the original forest remnants remnants forest original the protect to hard working are Gentle walk to a traditional Akaroa Akaroa traditional a to walk Gentle Newtons Falls Newtons Best combined with Woodills North. Woodills with combined Best medium grade medium lower reserve. lower – choose a lower level walk. level lower a choose – When cloud covers hilltops covers cloud When 2 to the hills. Today the local community and landowners landowners and community local the Today hills. the to 2 historic streets and a country track. track. country a and streets historic 2 Woodills South Woodills Mountain bikes permitted, permitted, bikes Mountain Dogs on leads only leads on Dogs drivers. Avoid in low cloud. low in Avoid drivers. For a shorter walk drive to Heritage Park and loop around the the around loop and Park Heritage to drive walk shorter a For Hills are colder than Akaroa than colder are Hills – always take layered and waterproof clothing. waterproof and layered take always – regeneration have restored a patchwork of vegetation vegetation of patchwork a restored have regeneration Trail heads at both ends of ridge track give easier options for for options easier give track ridge of ends both at heads Trail Curry Reserve. In good weather add a climb up Stony Bay Peak. Peak. Bay Stony up climb a add weather good In Reserve. Curry maybe muddy maybe Weather can change quickly quickly change can Weather Park and the lower part of Purple Peak Curry Reserve. Curry Peak Purple of part lower the and Park – check the forecast before departure. before forecast the check – Since then a mix of exotic tree planting and native bush bush native and planting tree exotic of mix a then Since Trampers combine with Skyline circuit to add extra ridge walking. walking. ridge extra add to circuit Skyline with combine Trampers circuit around Purple Peak visiting Heritage Park and Purple Peak Peak Purple and Park Heritage visiting Peak Purple around circuit some up and down hill, hill, down and up some effective control effective Best combined with Woodills South, or add in a visit to Heritage Heritage to visit a in add or South, Woodills with combined Best Plan, prepare and equip yourself well. well. yourself equip and prepare Plan, 6 were shorn bare, with less than 1% of the forest left. left. forest the of 1% than less with bare, shorn were Mountain bikers ride from the village. village. the from ride bikers Mountain Misty Peaks Peaks Misty 4 Walking on formed track, track, formed on Walking Dogs permitted under under permitted Dogs Full day day Full 1 Round the Mountain via Curry Track Curry via Mountain the Round Excellent 2 hour easy tramp. Lovely views. views. Lovely tramp. easy hour 2 Excellent Woodills North Woodills Safety is your responsibility responsibility your is Safety use of fire to create open pastureland. By 1900 the hills hills the 1900 By pastureland. open create to fire of use and downhill and began logging on a commercial scale, making extensive extensive making scale, commercial a on logging began track with prolonged up up prolonged with track formed track formed N European settlers arrived in the mid 19th century and soon soon and century 19th mid the in arrived settlers European Tramping on unformed unformed on Tramping Main Wharf Main Easy tramping on well well on tramping Easy the southern end of the crater rim above Wainui. above rim crater the of end southern the Akaroa Lighthouse Akaroa Childrens Bay Childrens 8 hills, creating the rocky peak (Mt.