Funding boost for cycle trail

Published date23 June 2022
Publication titleNorth Canterbury News
Once complete, the proposed 120km Pegasus Bay Cycle Trail will enable cyclists to ride a series of off-road routes from central Christchurch via New Brighton and Bottle Lake Forest, across the Waimakariri Bridge and through North Canterbury to the Waipara wine region

Economic Development Agency, Enterprise North Canterbury (ENC), spearheaded the project in 2019, and has since been working closely with Environment Canterbury, Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara Trust, Waimakariri and Hurunui District Councils, the North Canterbury Wine Growers’ Association, Christchurch City Council, ChristchurchNZ and a number of private cycling companies to get the project off the ground.

The latest funding commitment from the Lotteries Community Facilities Grant will go towards upgrading and connecting existing cycle tracks in the Waimakariri District to create an easy, off-road and well-signposted trail around the eastern part of the district to the Ashley River/Rakahuri.

ENC chief Executive Heather Warwick says ENC has been chipping away at the project for years and has made four funding attempts to date.

‘‘We are really excited to see the project get...

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