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A message from Lou Sanson, Director General of the Department of Conservation to all of you who have been helping out on the DoC estate as part of the Community Conservation Partnerships Fund (CCPF) work… To the legends who are helping maintain or enhance our back country recreation opportunities I am writing this letter to […]

“Working together for better trails”  Trail Fund NZ conference focuses on how volunteer and professional trail builders will shape NZ’s trails going forward With the emergence of highly skilled and experienced trail building companies, and an explosion of mountain bike and dual-use trail networks, is the role of the volunteer trail builder changing? At this […]

Trail Fund’s Back to Basics round has fulfilled its aim – to help local clubs across the country with some of their basic trail building needs! “Five keen mountain biking clubs received funding for tools, signage and materials to help them further and improve track development in their regions,” says Trail Fund NZ chairperson Ben […]

  Tussock, thyme, towering barren hills and an arid climate set Alexandra apart from most of New Zealand, but there’s more than landscape in this Central Otago town. Founded in the 1860s by gold seekers who delved into the rock to find their fortune, the Mountain Bikers of Alexandra are crafting their own treasure – […]

Get your application in now – we have  FIVE grants of up to $750 available. In this round we are going back to basics!  You can’t claim for labour costs, but can claim for materials, tools, plants and transport/costs for volunteers. Full details in the guidelines. Trail Fund NZ must receive funding applications by 5pm […]