Our Work
We’re proud to support the Tāhuna/Queenstown mountain bike community and the environment within the Whakatipu Basin. Here’s some current and past projects.
Our founder, Rod Drury, has gifted 4 hectares of land to Te Tapu o Tāne. The site is capable of holding up to 400,000 trees, and will be used to harden trees for the regeneration of Coronet Forest and Coronet Face. The land has been named Te Kohaka o Taramea.
This donation has been recognised within Te Tapu o Tāne’s Acknowledgement of Support. Learn more here.
Land gifted for native forest nursery
New Tech To Save Queenstown And Wānaka Wildlife
An investment in pest-control technology, TrapNodes, will help increase efficiency of pest control in the Southern Lakes Sanctuary project area. This technology identifies target and non-target species, and delivers between 10 to 100 times more work per unit of labour.
Learn more here. Read the September 2024 Impact Report here.
Queenstown Dirt Jumps Saved From Demolition
The global bike community fought to save the infamous Gorge Road Jump Park since it was threatened with demolition in 2018. We are proud to have worked with community groups and local council to reach a deal to save the Gorge Road Jump Park in 2021.
Learn more here.
Restoration of Lake Hayes/Wai Whakaata
The roots for a healthy Lake Hayes/Wai Whakaata are being laid. Alongside community groups, we have contributed to the funding of this regeneration project, assisting school groups, volunteers and stakeholders to plant 150,000 natives in the major project to restore 3ha of Lake Hayes/Wai Whakaata’s northern foreshore and wetland to its natural, healthy state.
Learn more here.
The Treespace Project
The environmental enterprise Treespace is the biggest commercially funded native reforestation project in New Zealand. The project aims to plant more than 140,000 native beech trees, restore over 400 ha of forest, and provides over 50 kms of publicly accessible hike/bike trails. Treespace is supported by the sale of 53 small footprint homes which will occupy 0.1 per cent of the land.
Learn more here.
The contribution of biking to the Queenstown Lakes economy
A report highlighting the significant role biking in Queenstown-Lakes plays in the economic and employment outcomes within the district, as well as for the identity of locals.
Learn more here.