Tēnā koutou,

Thank you to those who were able to attend the tracks and trails hui with Shay van der Hurk, DOC Senior Ranger Heritage and Visitors, Coastal Otago District on Thursday 16 February. It was great to have you along.

I’m sorry we didn’t have a chance to address all the questions we had in the chat. I’ve asked DOC if we can repeat another session next year and hopefully we can concentrate on one topic a bit more thoroughly. I have passed on your comments to DOC for it to review and reply.

For those who were unable to make it, we also have a video of the hui.

Note: the YouTube link is unlisted and will be removed mid-April.  

As requested, please find attached links to the documents Shay mentioned that may be useful to your trail group:

• Conservation Act 1987 No 65 (as at 12 April 2022), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation
• Conservation management strategies (doc.govt.nz)
• Otago Conservation Management Strategy (doc.govt.nz)
• Offices by name (doc.govt.nz)
• Run a project: Get involved (doc.govt.nz)
• Otago CMS partial review 2022 (doc.govt.nz)
• Track Standards SNZ HB 8630:2004 :: Standards New Zealand
• Track construction and maintenance guidelines: Policies and plans (doc.govt.nz)
• Cycle track service standards: Our procedures and SOPS (doc.govt.nz)

We will definitely invite DOC back for another presentation the future so you will get another opportunity to ask your questions and share your thoughts.

Next invite

Currently we are testing how to simplify sending invites to the hui members that will protect also your privacy. For our May hui, we will send an invite out from Lil Regie. In order to attend and get the Zoom details, you will need to register with your name and email address and it will issue out a "ticket" with all the event details, plus a calendar invite so you can add it to your calendar. It will also automatically send a reminder to you. We will send details of the topic for the hui and invites closer to the date.

Herenga ā Nuku Regional Field Advisors (RFAs)

Our RFAs are your first port of call if you have questions for trail building – they are a incredible wealth of knowledge and will point you the right way if you have any questions. Please feel free to in touch if you have any questions.

Tracks and trails resources

We are continuously building resources for our trail groups on our website. If you think there is a need for specific information or you can’t find a resource you need, please get in touch with me.

2023 hui dates (topics to be confirmed)

• Thursday 18 May 12-1pm
• Thursday 17 August 12-1pm
• Thursday 16 November 12-1pm

We are really looking forward to getting trail groups presenting your ‘on the ground’ knowledge in future meetings. If you have an idea for a topic, please let me know. I will work alongside and support you, to get a presentation off the ground. Please get in touch.

Ngā mihi

Bernice Prakash

Kaitohutohu Whakawhanaungatanga | Engagement Advisor