Bay Harbour: March 10, 2021

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Wednesday March 10 2021 Bay Harbour News
Trust fundraiser building up for land purchase
“ROD DONALD Banks
Peninsula Trust is delighted with
how crowd funding for the Te
Ahu Pātiki purchase is going,”
trust manager Suky Thompson
said.
The trust launched a public
campaign to fundraise $600,000
toward the purchase of Te Ahu
Pātiki last October and has an
agreement with the current
owner to bring the land into
public ownership on July 1, 2021
– giving it another four months to
fundraise.
“We’ve raised
over half the
Suky
Thompson
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amount already,
so are confident
that with further
public support
we will get
there,” Thompson
said.
Te Ahu Pātiki
is 500ha of iconic land in the
Lyttelton/Whakaraupō basin
including the two highest peaks
on Banks Peninsula, Mt Herbert/
Te Ahu Pātiki and Mt Bradley.
“The land is highly visible from
nearly everywhere in the basin,”
trust chairwoman Maureen Mc-
Cloy said.
“And from the whole Port Hills
crater rim. Bay Harbour News
readers will see it transform from
golden gorse and pasture into
green native forest over the next 30
years, as it goes through a similar
transition to the more remote
Hinewai Reserve near Akaroa”.
Otautahi/Christchurch ¯
City
Orton Bradley Park
Mt. Bradley
Packhorse Hut
Many readers will be familiar
with the walking tracks up Mt
Herbert from Orton Bradley Park
and Diamond Harbour, but aren’t
necessarily aware that these cross
private land.
“Current access is through the
goodwill of the existing owner –
for which we are most grateful,”
Rod Donald trustee Bob Webster
Lyttelton
Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour
Diamond
Harbour
Te Ahu Pātiki block
Mt. Herbert/Te Ahu Pātiki
Little River
Rod Donald Hut
said.
“However on a change of ownership
that could cease.”
The purchase of Te Ahu Pātiki
will secure public access on these
tracks in perpetuity and create
many new recreational opportunities.
Orton Bradley Park is a
key partner in the purchase,
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Te Ahu Pātiki block
Orton Bradley Park
DOC reserves and private
protected land
Te Ara Patakā Walkway
and feeder tracks
Akaroa
Harbour
Akaroa
Su mmit Road
providing a substantial financial
contribution and offering to
manage and own the block long
term.
“It’s for everyone forever,” chairman
of the Orton Bradley Park
board Matt Cameron said.
Orton Bradley is ideally placed
and equipped to manage the new
Te Ahu Pātiki conservation park,
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and its location immediately below
the new block enables ki uta
ki tai – summit to sea protection
– for the entire Te Wharau stream
catchment.
Said Te Hapū Ngāti Wheke
project leader Paul Horgan: “Te
Wharau stream is the largest
contributor to Whakaraupō, and
helps achieve goals of Whaka-
Ora – the Whakaraupō/Lyttelton
Harbour Catchment management
plan.”
Rod Donald Trust, Orton
Bradley Park and Te Hapū o Ngāti
Wheke (Rāpaki) are working
together closely to ensure goals
for the environment, public
access and mātauranga Māori
are enshrined in a protective
covenant and the governance
structure going forward, and that
the block can become financially
self-sustaining over time –
principally as a carbon sink.
“Donations qualify for a
33 per cent tax rebate, and with
the end of the tax year rapidly
approaching, we urge the Bay
Harbour community to donate
generously now,” Thompson
said.
The trust is accepting donations
via the Christchurch Foundation
or GiveaLittle platforms.
Said Thompson: “If you are
thinking of making a kātote level
donation ($1000) or more and
wish to do so directly, or you
have questions about the project,
then get in touch with me via
manager@roddonaldtrust.co.nz.”
Te Ahu Pātiki conservation park project
Mt Herbert/
Te Ahu Pātiki
Mt Bradley
Create a recreational gem for
walking, biking and climbing
Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō
Help create a legacy for Christchurch/Ōtautahi.
With your support the Rod Donald Trust will purchase
and set up this new 500ha public conservation park.
Transform this
landscape into
a native forest
carbon sink
BECOME A
TOTARA
TI
KŌUKA
KĀTOTE
PEKEPEKE
Fundraising target is $600,000
S P O N S O R
donation of
$50,000+
S P O N S O R
donation of
$10,000 - $49,999
S P O N S O R S P O N S O R
donation of
$1,000 - $9,999
S P O N S O R
donations
under $1000
All donations qualify for 33% tax relief.
Please contact Suky Thompson,
Rod Donald Trust Manager, if you are
interested in becoming a major sponsor
via manager@roddonaldtrust.co.nz
This is your opportunity to become a major sponsor of the
Te Ahu Pātiki conservation park project
Protect the highest peaks in
Christchurch/Ōtautahi.
To find out more, view our short film and donate visit roddonaldtrust.co.nz