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April 21st, 2026
Thanks so much to Kura Tāwhiti – Canterbury Community Foundation for their ongoing fundraisings campaign and support to see tracks re-opened on Banks […]
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March 27th, 2026
Ngā mihi nui to Kura Tāwhiti – Canterbury Community Foundation who has partnered with our Trust to open the February 2026 Storm Damage […]
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March 6th, 2026
Due to the recent extreme weather many parts of the track network on Banks Peninsula have received extensive damage and are CLOSED. This […]
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February 20th, 2026
Due to the recent severe weather events across Banks Peninsula, the Banks Peninsula Walking Festival has been postponed until May. Heavy rainfall has […]
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February 17th, 2026
Banks Peninsula Walking Festival returns later this month! The much-loved Banks Peninsula Walking Festival is back from 28 February to 15 March 2026, offering three […]
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February 9th, 2026
The weather played its part at the end of January for the opening of this great new track, with a huge turnout of […]
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January 20th, 2026
Building on the momentum of our successful ‘Get up to 20’ Challenge the popular activity grid had now been adapted and refreshed with […]
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December 17th, 2025
It is always sad to say goodbye to retiring Trustees. We farewell both long standing board member Maureen McCloy, and our more recent […]
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December 17th, 2025
We will be installing a day shelter on Te Ara Pātaka, north of the Mt Sinclair Reserve to provide a resting point between […]
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December 15th, 2025
The Rod Donald Get to 20 Challenge has wrapped up, and we’re delighted with the level of community engagement it generated. The challenge encouraged people […]
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October 9th, 2025
The hut was a hive of activity for annual maintenance week in October with our manager David Brailsford undertaking a long list of […]
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August 29th, 2025
Step Into Nature, Honour a Legacy, and Win Great Prizes! To mark 20 years since the passing of our name sake Rod Donald […]
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August 29th, 2025
The Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust/Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū has a vision to create a thriving and enduring ecosystem of trails and regenerating […]
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August 4th, 2025
Monument North track is currently closed for lambing until 15 October, but after that you will find it much improved since the last […]
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June 22nd, 2025
An exciting opportunity is being offered to mark the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Trust’s namesake, former Green Party leader and […]
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May 8th, 2025
A road closure on Western Valley Road did not deter a hardy team of helpers from getting up to the Rod Donald Hut […]
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April 17th, 2025
Our Trustee Piper Pengelly enjoyed visiting the Youthtown group who were staying at the Rod Donald Hut in April. Visiting the hut was […]
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April 16th, 2025
The weather played its part as close to 200 people enjoyed an afternoon at the Le Bons Bay domain as the community’s newly […]
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February 26th, 2025
The weather was just perfect as 40 guests attended the opening of Te Ara Māhuri, our new nature trail at the Rod Donald […]
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February 6th, 2025
Well done to Pest Free Banks Peninsula who have just completed the construction of an active fence to prevent the reinvasion of pests […]
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February 5th, 2025
The Banks Peninsula Walking Festival 2025 programme is now live! ????????️ This is your chance to explore hidden landscapes, private reserves, and conservation projects not usually open […]
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December 22nd, 2024
We want to farewell our longstanding Trustee Richard Suggate as he retires from the Board after seven and a half years. During this […]
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October 21st, 2024
Our Hut Manager David has done an amazing job once again as he has worked through a variety of tasks for this year’s […]
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August 6th, 2024
Trustees, staff and contractors of Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust spent a day gaining a greater understanding of our history in relation to […]
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June 23rd, 2024
Work has begun on constructing the new family friendly Nature Trail on the Rod Donald Hut property. This 1km trail will meander through […]
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June 20th, 2024
A Trust which helps create public access for walking and cycling and supports conservation initiatives has appointed its youngest ever Trustee. Piper Pengelly, […]
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May 17th, 2024
It was a great day today as Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust’s volunteers assisted with removing plant guards and weeds on the whenua surrounding […]
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May 15th, 2024
Our Trust Manager Shelley Washington, along with Trustees Paul McNoe and Maureen McCloy attended the Sustainable Trails Conference in Cromwell in March. Surrounded […]
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April 30th, 2024
The Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust was proud to support Hoake ki te Taiao City Nature Challenge in Christchurch on Saturday 27 April […]
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April 5th, 2024
Join Colin Meurk for this full day out on the flanks of Mt Herbert and Mt Bradley as part of a City Nature Challenge involving over 500 […]
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March 12th, 2024
Our Co-Chair, Jenn Chowaniec and our Trust Manager/Manahautū Shelley Washington were delighted to sign an agreement with Penny Carnaby, the Chairperson of Banks […]
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March 5th, 2024
We thought you might enjoy seeing a few photos from some of the events held in the last couple of weeks. There is […]
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February 28th, 2024
The Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust/Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū has a vision to develop environmental guardians of the future through improved public walking […]
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February 1st, 2024
Tēnā koutou katoa everyone, The 2024 Banks Peninsula Walking Festival programme will launch on Feb 1 at midday, with ticket sales going live at 9 am on February […]
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February 1st, 2024
The Rod Donald Trust Board enjoyed a beautiful day up at the Rod Donald Hut this week as part of its annual strategic […]
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January 18th, 2024
Welcome aboard to our new Trust Manager / Manahautū. Shelley Washington started this week with plenty of reading to cover, and is looking […]
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December 13th, 2023
We wish to say farewell and a huge thank you to Bob Frame who is retiring as a Trustee on our Board. During […]
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December 1st, 2023
The Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Shelley Washington as its new manager. With a strong background […]
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November 9th, 2023
Banks Peninsula Walking Festival As we have moved the Banks Peninsula Walking Festival to February/March 2024 we thought it would be a good […]
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October 24th, 2023
Congratulations to Jane Robertson, who after researching and collecting stories for more than a decade has now launched her new book ‘Living between […]
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October 20th, 2023
Wow, what a productive few days our Rod Donald Hut Manager has had, working through a large job list as part of our […]
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October 16th, 2023
BANKS PENINSULA WALKING FESTIVAL – MINI EVENT TICKET SALES NOW LIVE Tickets are now available for the three events we are running in November […]
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October 6th, 2023
After careful consideration and experiencing multiple walk cancellations due to inclement weather over the last few years, the Banks Peninsula Walking Festival Committee […]
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October 2nd, 2023
We were delighted to hear that the iconic Governors Bay jetty has now reopened after more than a decade. It was badly damaged […]
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September 24th, 2023
We wish to say a huge thank-you to Andrew Turner for his decade of service to the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust. Andrew […]
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September 6th, 2023
The Rod Banks Peninsula Donald Trust is currently recruiting for a new Trust Manager, so if you are interested in making a difference […]
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September 5th, 2023
A brilliant short video has been produced by ‘Frank Film’ featuring our very own Pest Free Banks Peninsula trapping team. Click HERE to […]
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August 24th, 2023
Recent changes to some of the seasonal lambing closures now means that the Te Ara Pātaka track network can be walked from end […]
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August 11th, 2023
We were delighted to discover the Rod Donald Hut featuring in this new children’s South Island tramping journal! Designed with children aged 5 […]
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July 15th, 2023
It was a stunning winter’s day up at the Rod Donald Hut today, and a good change to head there after last week’s […]
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June 28th, 2023
Bryan Storey joined the Rod Donald Trust Board in 2017 after retiring from roles as Director of Gateway Antarctica, the Centre for Antarctic […]
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June 21st, 2023
The Te Ahu Pātiki Charitable Trust has just completed its first recruitment drive to expand its Board. Congratulations to Sarah Wilson who will […]
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June 18th, 2023
The Banks Peninsula Native Forest Climate Change Group have had a busy few months, holding meetings, hosting guest speakers, writing submissions and now […]
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June 1st, 2023
For the more ambitious of you who may be planning an alpine tramping adventure this winter the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council have […]
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April 19th, 2023
Our wonderful Walking Festival Coordinator Wanda not only plans our walking events, but gets out and guides a few treks of her own! […]
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April 12th, 2023
Congratulations to the Te Ahu Pātiki Charitable Trust who have just launched their great new website. Click HERE to check it out and […]
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March 22nd, 2023
On behalf of the Te Ahu Pātiki Charitable Trust we would like to announce that they are seeking applicants to join their Board […]
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March 1st, 2023
We want to say a huge thank-you to our Rod Donald Hut Manager David Brailsford who has been working extremely hard over the […]
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February 27th, 2023
Our recent Planning Day was the perfect opportunity to welcome our newest Trustee Tyrone Fields to the Rod Donald Trust Board, and Living […]
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December 16th, 2022
Great progress has now been made with the Head to Head Walkway at Charteris Bay on the South side of Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour. New […]
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November 29th, 2022
Well another great Banks Peninsula Walking Festival has just come to an end and what better way to celebrate its success and show […]
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October 31st, 2022
Read about our new Trust Manager, great walking opportunities on Banks Peninsula, the Te Ahu Pātiki Park, as well as the many other […]
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October 28th, 2022
The Rod Donald Trust was delighted to have Hamish Fairbairn, Regional Manager for Conservation Volunteers New Zealand, join us at our October board […]
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October 20th, 2022
The Rod Donald Trust has just completed a project to re-route the Valley Track (part of Mt Herbert Walkway) through Orton Bradley Park […]
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October 19th, 2022
As part of this year’s Rod Donald Hut annual maintenance our Hut Manager David Brailsford has been busy installing a new wood burner. […]
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October 3rd, 2022
‘SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MOVE MOUNTAINS TO PROTECT MOUNTAINS’ – Richard Suggate, Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust Co-Chair The Te Ahu Pātiki Charitable […]
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September 21st, 2022
The Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Turner as its new manager. “Andrew’s mix of private […]
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September 16th, 2022
This year’s programme (downloadable copy here) will be as popular as ever with a wonderful variety of walks to enjoy on Banks Peninsula. […]
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July 26th, 2022
Matt Latham and his team from Two Boys fencing have once again made great progress, completing another section of the fenceline in the […]
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July 16th, 2022
The tributes flowed at a recent event when our Trust Manager Suky Thompson was formally presented with an Outdoor Access Champion Award from […]
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July 6th, 2022
We are delighted that biodiversity on the land is now protected with a registered QEII Trust Covenant, and public walking and biking access […]
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June 29th, 2022
Bob Webster is retiring at the end of June after 8 years of voluntary service at a Trustee on our Board. Bob’s knowledge […]
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June 21st, 2022
Wow, it was so exciting watching the last few hours of the ‘Queen Kereru and her cloak of feathers’ auction on TradeMe, with […]
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May 23rd, 2022
This beautiful ‘Queen Kereru with her cloak of feathers’ artwork could be yours! Place your bid HERE or purchase merchandise with the image […]
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May 20th, 2022
Our long standing Trust Manager Suky Thompson is retiring at the end of July and we want to say a huge thankyou to […]
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May 9th, 2022
A huge thank you to Sophie Hartnell, BPCT volunteer Coordinator, and Jenn Benden and her team from Jacobs Engineering who returned to Rod […]
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April 30th, 2022
It has been great to see the seedlings planted in 2018 thriving along the trackside leading down to the Rod Donald Hut. What […]
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April 13th, 2022
A couple of innovative solutions have been put in place by our great track maintenance man David Brailsford as he addressed the issue […]
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April 13th, 2022
Living Springs hosted the Te Kākahu Kahukura MoU signing last week, with 18 partner organisation, including the Rod Donald Trust, being signatories to […]
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March 29th, 2022
Our board members enjoyed a beautiful autumn day as part of this year’s Planning meeting. The day began with a tramp on […]
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March 19th, 2022
Fencing work is in full swing on Te Ahu Pātiki. Fencing contractor Matt Latham has pre-purchased materials for the entire job to protect […]
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March 8th, 2022
Stock were mustered off Te Ahu Patiki 9 months ago and exciting signs of regeneration are already visible. Palatable plants that would have […]
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February 28th, 2022
A big shout-out to CCC Rangers Nick Singleton and John Fitch for creating a spectacular new tramp on Misty Peaks – and letting […]
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February 25th, 2022
Maureen McCloy has been Chair of the Rod Donald Trust since 2019, but has stepped down from the position this month due to […]
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February 8th, 2022
We pay tribute to kaumatua Peter Te Rangihīroa Ramsden and mark his passing with a deep sadness. Peter assisted the Rod Donald Trust […]
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February 8th, 2022
Fencing work commences on Te Ahu Pātiki in the first week of February. Matt Latham and the team from ‘Two Boys Fencing’ have […]
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December 28th, 2021
Flooding devastation in the Eastern Bays from Pohatu/Flea Bay to Le Bons Bay is heartbreaking. Known as the Wildside, this area of outstanding […]
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December 21st, 2021
Christmas greetings to you all and we just wanted to give you a quick update on the Te Ahu Pātiki project. Hopefully some […]
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December 6th, 2021
The Guides appreciation dinner was a great way to wrap up this year’s Festival, with Orton Bradley Parks ‘Base Camp’ the perfect venue […]
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November 22nd, 2021
The Rod Donald Trust supports more permanent native forest as the optimal way to sequester carbon and tackle the ecological crisis and we […]
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November 18th, 2021
It was great to see the article in The Press today with an update about the Te Ahu Pātiki conservation park project! Make […]
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November 10th, 2021
Brian Patrick, a former Trustee of the Rod Donald Trust, is an expert when it comes to insects. Brian, who works as a […]
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November 9th, 2021
It was a great start to the Festival with six walks running over the weekend in a variety of places. We thought you […]
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October 21st, 2021
We have just completed our annual newsletter, so make sure you check it out to read all of the latest about the Te […]
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September 9th, 2021
You can now get your tickets for the Banks Peninsula Walking Festival, will be running every Saturday and Sunday from 6th-28th November. This […]
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August 15th, 2021
Many thanks to members of Orton Bradley Park, Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke and the Rod Donald Trust for attending the recent Te […]
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August 10th, 2021
Last week the Rod Donald Trust attended and presented at the Environmental Defence Society conference at the Christchurch Town Hall. It was an […]
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July 27th, 2021
The issues with registering naturally regenerating forest into the Emissions Trading Scheme hit the headlines again on Monday July 26. Click HERE to […]
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July 27th, 2021
Tōtara, Ti Kōuka and Kātote donors celebrated the purchase of Te Ahu Pātiki with the Rod Donald Trust, Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke […]
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July 12th, 2021
Members of the Banks Peninsula Native Forest Climate Change group met with the Minister for Climate Change Hon James Shaw and Green Party […]
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July 5th, 2021
Saturday proved to be perfect weather for the over 60 adventures who headed off to explore Te Ahu Pātiki to celebrate the land […]
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July 1st, 2021
The Rod Donald Trust took possession of the main Te Ahu Pātiki land on 1 July 2021. A huge thank you to everyone […]
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June 23rd, 2021
Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust, Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Inc and Orton Bradley Park are pleased to announce that we have reached […]
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June 14th, 2021
Heartfelt thanks go to Sophie Hartnell, Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust’s Volunteer Co-ordinator and her team from Jacobs Engineering, who battled freezing fog conditions […]
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June 5th, 2021
Our thanks to The Press and Stuff for their continuing Buy the Hill campaign and to all the interest and support this is […]
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May 30th, 2021
Thank you to all photographers who submitted entries to our Spot the Tops photo competition. We received over 70 entries – all striking […]
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May 27th, 2021
A huge thank you to The Press and Stuff for your incredible support promoting the Te Ahu Pātiki project, and a huge thank […]
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May 24th, 2021
The Rod Donald Trust is making good progress on forming a three-way partnership with Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke and Orton Bradley Park. […]
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May 24th, 2021
The Rod Donald Trust is delighted that Lyttelton Port Company has come on board as our first operational funding sponsor for the Te […]
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May 6th, 2021
Many thanks to Suky Thompson for representing the Rod Donald Trust and the Banks Peninsula Native Forest/Climate Change group at the recent Environment […]
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April 11th, 2021
Rod Donald Trust is issuing a challenge to Canterbury based Tramping Clubs to see which club can raise the most to support the […]
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April 6th, 2021
Enter our new SPOT THE TOPS photo competition to help the Te Ahu Pātiki park fundraising campaign. We’re looking for the most novel, […]
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April 2nd, 2021
The Trust is seeking to co-opt two new Trustees, and aims to increase the diversity of our Board. If you have the time […]
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April 1st, 2021
An enthusiastic crowd turned out to celebrate the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust’s 20th birthday – enjoying a picnic and great company on a […]
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February 26th, 2021
Listen to Nicola Toki from Department of Conservation talking about the new EDS case-study of Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula report and […]
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February 20th, 2021
Wonderful weather, great music and food and the stunning setting of Orton Bradley Park made for a most successful Banks Peninsula Festival. The […]
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February 19th, 2021
Congratulations to Raewyn Peart and Cordelia Woodhouse of EDS for their comprehensive report on how legislative and policy tools could be more effectively […]
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February 15th, 2021
Trust Manager Suky Thompson has been on the speaker circuit talking to local Christchurch groups about the Rod Donald Trust and the Te […]
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January 27th, 2021
Don’t miss the wonderful Banks Peninsula Festival happening at beautiful Orton Bradley Park on Saturday February 20th with a great line-up of musicians, […]
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December 23rd, 2020
We are delighted to have raised $236,623.00 toward our funding shortfall of $600,000 since publicly launching the Te Ahu Patiki project at the […]
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December 23rd, 2020
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū / Banks Peninsula Geopark Trust, enabling development of the first […]
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December 17th, 2020
A group of Trustees, Trust supporters and Banks Peninsula Walking Festival ticket holders enjoyed a magnificent tramp up Mt Bradley in beautiful weather […]
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December 1st, 2020
Give a planet-friendly gift to your friends and whanau this year with donations to the Te Ahu Pātiki fund Christmas Gift Special. Your […]
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November 29th, 2020
It was another sucessful Festival with most of the walks running to capacity and fine weather for the majority of the days. We […]
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November 17th, 2020
Janis Haley was delighted to have the opportunity to tour the Godley Head Military Museum as part of this year’s Walking Festival but […]
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November 17th, 2020
Christchurch City Council Councillors and Banks Peninsula Community Board members were invited to join the Rod Donald Trust on a walk to the […]
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November 7th, 2020
This years Walking Festival has got off to a great start with the first days walks all running to full capacity. ‘Lands End […]
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October 29th, 2020
Rod Donald Trust is delighted to announce that it has an agreement with the landowner to purchase Te Ahu Pātiki – 500ha of […]
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October 20th, 2020
Rod Donald Trust Manager Suky Thompson will be speaking at the upcoming Rod Donald Memorial Lecture on Sunday 1st November. Watch the speech […]
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September 11th, 2020
The 2020 Banks Peninsula Walking Festival has now been launched and will be running every Saturday and Sunday from 7th-29th November. Come and […]
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August 12th, 2020
A large crowd enjoyed a ferry trip to Ōtamahua/Quail Island on the on Sunday 9th August to hear the official announcement of a […]
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July 30th, 2020
Congratulations to the Whaka-Ora group for running an excellent showcase day at Living Springs. This provided a wonderful location to appreciate the beauty […]
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July 30th, 2020
Rod Donald Trustees and staff celebrated the Trust’s 10th birthday at their most recent Board meeting. The Board was delighted to hear that four of […]
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July 12th, 2020
This month marks the 10th anniversary of the Rod Donald Trust when the organisation was formally constituted as a Charitable Trust on July […]
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June 22nd, 2020
DOC are in the process of setting up a new Hut booking system on their website and registration for this system opens tomorrow […]
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June 11th, 2020
We wish to congratulate Peter Te Rangi Hiroa Ramsden who has been named on the Queen’s Birthday honours list receiving a New Zealand […]
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May 22nd, 2020
Congratulations to the winners of our Rod Donald Trust Photo Competition! The high standard of entries and the large variation of subjects were […]
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May 15th, 2020
Check out the latest features on the Banks Peninsula Walks website. A ‘Track Search’ capability has been added, enabling you to quickly find […]
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May 15th, 2020
We are delighted that under Alert Level 2 the Rod Donald Hut has now been able to re-open. At this stage there will […]
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May 1st, 2020
Something for fun – we have a ‘lock-down’ challenge for you! See what images you have in your photo collection or have taken […]
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March 26th, 2020
Under Covid 19 Alert Level 4 restrictions you are permitted to leave your house to go for a walk, or exercise and enjoy […]
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March 22nd, 2020
With great sadness and heavy hearts, we let you know that Rod Donald Hut is closed from Monday 23 March 2020 due to […]
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March 17th, 2020
Rod Donald Hut remains open during the current Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. You are responsible for your own safety and precautions. We encourages all […]
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March 6th, 2020
The Trust is saddened to learn of the sudden and unexpected death of Jeanette Fitzsimons. Jeanette shared the co-leadership of the Green Party […]
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February 24th, 2020
Choose your next adventure using the handy Banks Peninsula Walks Directory. It lists all the walks available and gives you an idea of […]
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February 24th, 2020
Happy Birthday to Hugh Wilson and his twin sister Hilary on their 75th milestone. Excellent organisation by Tricia Hewlett and the whole Hinewai […]
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February 11th, 2020
Suky Thompson, on behalf of the Banks Peninsula Native Forest Climate Change group, presented an oral submission, via video conference, to the Environment […]
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February 3rd, 2020
Brian Patrick, a former Trustee of the Rod Donald Trust, has been busy working alongside NZ Post to create a beautiful six stamp […]
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January 21st, 2020
The Trust has convened the Banks Peninsula Native Forest/Climate Change group – a collaboration of organisations and agencies with knowledge of, an interest […]
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December 16th, 2019
The Rod Donald Trust was delighted to launch its new Governors Bay walking brochure in November, in conjunction with the Banks Peninsula Walking […]
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December 2nd, 2019
Congratulations to Scott Smith and his team for organising the highly successful Banks Peninsula Adventure Race on Sunday December 1st. 170 incredibly fit […]
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November 25th, 2019
This years Walking Festival was a huge success, with over 500 participants out and about enjoying all sorts of walks in various locations […]
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November 6th, 2019
The weather was beautiful for the first weekend of this year’s Banks Peninsula Walking Festival. Walkers were spread far and wide over eight […]
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October 13th, 2019
The Rod Donald Trust was delighted to host a community function welcoming new Ranger and Park Staff to the Peninsula area. With around […]
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October 2nd, 2019
Many thanks to our incredible volunteers from the Christchurch office of Jacobs – the international engineering firm – who cheerfully slaved away at […]
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September 26th, 2019
Our annual newsletter is hot off the press and you can view it HERE to get an update on the Rod Donald Trusts […]
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September 20th, 2019
The Head to Head Walkway is an aspirational project to create a continuous walkway around the coastline of Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour, from Awaroa/Godley Head […]
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September 18th, 2019
The Trust has been building knowledge on the Emissions Trading Scheme this year, and made submissions stressing the opportunity the Peninsula offers for […]
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September 13th, 2019
The Trust is delighted that the Council has set up a joint working party with us to discuss our future. The Trust was […]
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September 6th, 2019
The Banks Peninsula Walking Festival will be running once again in November and ticket sales are now underway and selling fast! This event […]
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August 20th, 2019
Maintaining the Te Ara Pātaka walkway and its large network of tracks is a big job and this year the Trust has engaged […]
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August 17th, 2019
With Christchurch City Council recently declaring a Climate and Ecological Emergency, the Trust strongly supports this decision and recognises how serious the problem […]
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August 12th, 2019
The Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust would like to pay tribute to George Waitai Tikao (28 January 1933-27 July 2019) whose memorial service […]
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July 31st, 2019
It is with sadness that we hear of the passing of Maurice White, well known as the founder of the Maurice White Native […]
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July 25th, 2019
With more than 40 guests enjoying a luncheon at the Governors Bay Community Centre, it was a lovely way to honour Simon Mortlock […]
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June 27th, 2019
We are delighted to be able to release our carbon research report to the public – “Facilitating Biodiversity Enhancement using Income from Carbon […]
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June 27th, 2019
After serving faithfully on the Rod Donald Trust board for nine years it was with great sadness that we shared a final board […]
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June 27th, 2019
The last few months have been a busy time for the Trust as we have worked through the process of compiling our Strategic […]
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June 14th, 2019
The Trust is so delighted that our Woodills subdivision is complete at last, after working through this project since we first purchased the […]
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May 16th, 2019
Yes, we have done the maths and 19 bags weighing 850kgs each means that over 16 tonnes of shingle was delivered by helicopter […]
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March 26th, 2019
Our March Rod Donald Trust Board meeting began in a different way than usual, with a stop at the Little River cemetery to […]
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February 20th, 2019
Work has begun to produce a new walking brochure for the Governors Bay area and Suky and Sue recently spent a day scouting […]
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January 20th, 2019
The Rod Donald Trust has been working to secure public access on the whole Te Ara Pataka track network. Most of the track […]
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January 4th, 2019
We are delighted to have David Brailsford on board as the new Manager for the Rod Donald Hut. Having been the builder who […]
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