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Bay Harbour News Wednesday June 1 2022 6 NEWS School aims for Predator Free 2050 recognition • By Mick Jensen AKAROA AREA School is working with Pest Free Banks Peninsula to become a Predator Free 2050 school. Throughout the initiative, senior students will be assessed in unit standards for the use of a GPS unit, and for running a trapline within Akaroa. Junior students will also learn about biodiversity on Banks Peninsula and the wider vision of PFBP. The city council has given permission for activities to be carried out on council land, and PFBP will work with private land owners if a trap is placed on a road reserve outside their properties. Traps used include ‘T-Rex’ rat traps in wooden boxes, live cage traps, BT200 and a limited number of possum kill traps. PFBP will service all the live cage traps daily, as per the Animal Welfare Act, and will supervise pupils to service the traplines. Traps will be set between June 7–17 and monitoring will be underway throughout. All results will be made available as part of the school project. Exhibitors wanted! Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz ‘I’m going to miss my dream job’ • By Mick Jensen PASSIONATE recreation and conservation advocate Suky Thompson is retiring from her role as manager of the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust. Thompson started with the trust in 2011 and has been involved in developing walking track access, supporting biodiversity, partnering with landowners and mapping walks on Banks Peninsula. Hailing from the UK, she ran a small business conducting heritage tours in Akaroa and a consultancy specialising in Peninsula projects before deciding to study for a diploma in parks, recreation and tourism management at Lincoln University. While studying, she joined the Rod Donald Trust in its infancy. ‘‘The trust has come such a long way since those early years when it had a good mandate but no real projects and that journey will continue after I’ve gone,’’ she said. Thompson’s first key job was to do a stock-take of groups and organisations involved in recreation and conservation, and soon a working partnership was formed with the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust. Funding and linking public access were gaps identified in ADVOCACY: After more than a decade, Suky Thompson is retiring from her role as manager of the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust. developing more recreational options for the community. Further discussions and open days led to the idea of linking tracks and expanding Te Ara Pātaka, the Summit Walkway. The trust was involved in marking the 35km track and some track work, Thompson said. ‘‘Once that project was ticked off we decided there needed to be a hut on the track and a little property came up in 2014, which is now the Rod Donald Hut.’’ The trust also created the Banks Peninsula Walking Festival, which runs in November each year and offers a variety of guided walks across the entire peninsula area. Thompson said a spinoff of Te Ara Pātaka was the acquisition of land and the development of Te Ahu Pātiki, which includes the summits of Mt Herbert/ Te Ahu Pātiki and Mt Bradley, the two highest points in the Christchurch region. The trust had been blown away with public support and crowd funding that had enabled the purchase of land, and surplus funds were being used to develop the park further. Once again, partnerships had been formed with landowners, including Orton Bradley Park, and some amazing walking was now accessible to everyone, she said. “I’ve been on a wonderful, supportive journey with the Rod Donald Trust and I’m going to miss my dream job,’’ the longtime Robinson Bay resident said. A replacement is being sought for the 66-year-old, who is planning a trip to the UK and on her return will continue her involvement with Akaroa’s Garden of Tane. 1 – 3 July 2022 Christchurch Arena Reach over 10,000 potential customers across three days! You could feature in Canterbury’s most highly marketed Home and Leisure show. This is the perfect opportunity to reach new customers, generate ongoing leads and boost your brand’s awareness. Stands are available in a range of sizes to suit all budgets. We also have a new exhibitor pack and monthly payment options available to get you started. Your business or services may also fit into one of our unique zones, including: NZ OWNED HOMESHOW HOMESHOW CHRISTCHURCH ONLY WE havE sTands avaiLabLE To suiT aLL budgETs! Contact Lisa now on 021 800 809 or email lisa.lynch@starmedia.kiwi for a no obligation quote. Payment options available. Terms & Conditions apply.
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