Dear Advocate:
The Grand Opening for the first leg of the Te Anau to Manapouri cycle trail shows that the People of the Te Anau Basin would like to go out and enjoy the Conservation Estate.
At the Moment though Cyclists can not cross the line of the National Park Boundary in lieu of Departmental Review..
Here is a though.. maybe the Department can make a dispensation for the people of the basin to have special status in all the National Park Land on the East of the Upper Waiau River
And South of the Eglinton River.. After All, It is our back Yard. So why cant it be our play ground as well?
Still It was good to see Todd Barclay and Garry Tong came to support our community effort Cycle Trial, uniquely well constructed and under budget with no money from Central Government
or even a wink from our cycle-trail loving Prime Minister.
The opening event was a great moment for me as I had been suggesting Cycle-ways in the Park since the 1980s.
It also goes to show expensive over long Cycle trail are not needed if you have a lot of cool scenery and landforms in one small area.
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