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Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park opened in 1998. [1] [2] In 1998 the Wellington City Council set aside 200 hectares of retired farmland in Karori southwest of Wellington, New Zealand, for a mountain bike park. Development of it began almost immediately with volunteer work parties planting trees, removing pest animals and digging new tracks ...
A cycle tourist at Island Saddle between the Wairau Valley and Hanmer Springs in New Zealand. Cycling in New Zealand is the 5th most popular form of active recreation (9% cycled in the last week), [1] but a very marginal commuting mode, with the share hovering around 1–3% in most major cities. This is due to a number of factors, principally ...
The Old Ghost Road is a mountain bike and tramping trail part-funded as one of the projects of the New Zealand Cycle Trail (NZCT) system in the Buller District of New Zealand. Of all NZCT projects, it is the technically most difficult one to ride and is rated "advanced" (Grade 4 out of 5). [ 1 ]
The New Zealand Cycle Trails, Nga Haerenga: A guide to New Zealand's 23 Great Rides. ISBN 978 1 77553 708 3. Gerald Cunningham – 2013 – Guide to the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail; Gerald Cunningham – 2013 – Guide to the Queenstown Cycle Trail; The Kennett Brothers (2012). Classic New Zealand Cycle Trails. Kennett Brothers Publishing.
Halswell Quarry operated between 1861 and 1990 before becoming the 60.4 hectares (149 acres) Halswell Quarry Park, one of many Christchurch City Council reserves. It offers a combination of walking and mountain biking tracks, historic sites, picnic areas, botanical collections, and six sister city gardens.
New Zealand Police say they don't believe two Americans and a Canadian who have been missing for five days survived a fall on New Zealand's tallest peak. The three men -- 56-year-old Kurt Blair ...
Huka Mountain Bike: Mountain bike challenges of 35 km, 60 km or 85 km, and an 85 km elite licensed rider race. Men's Classic Road Race : An official BikeNZ sanctioned race. Participants set off before the rest of the riders, competing in a full-on race, with a current racing license required, and entry limited to 100 riders.
Three climbers from the United States and Canada who went missing on New Zealand's highest mountain last week are believed to have died, police said on Friday. U.S. nationals Kurt Blair, 56, and ...