Our objectives

1.

To bring together stakeholders, with a direct interest in tracks within Dunedin City -pedestrian, cycle and multi-use tracks, to formulate the shared vision for the Dunedin Tracks Network.

2.

To develop a community-focused vision, consider diverse recreational needs, connect communities, enable adventure, and expand existing tracks with new linkages.

3.

To enable equity of opportunity to access the outdoors by establishing and promoting the Dunedin Tracks Network within the City boundary.

4.

To promote healthy lifestyles and enhance physical and emotional wellbeing of residents of, and visitors to, the Otago community.

5.

To develop & enhance specific tracks of the Tracks Network or assist groups to develop and enhance specific tracks of the network; to conceptualise, plan, finance, construct, operate and/or maintain tracks.

6.

To promote sustainability, consistency and quality across the Tracks Network enhancing the experience for local residents and visitors to the area.

7.

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To improve community & environmental assets by acknowledging Dunedin’s whakapapa & treasured sites, embracing the City’s heritage & history, & promoting flora & fauna of the areas through which tracks pass.

8.

To promote the Tracks Network and support volunteer groups in maintaining, fundraising, and promoting the network.

Our trustees

  • Chair

    Paul offers 27 years of experience working in the Community and Recreation sector in local Government. Prior to this he worked with people with disabilities developing an interest in the sport of Boccia, he is now an international referee travelling to tournaments around the world and attending 4 Paralympics. Paul has a qualification in Social Work moving to Dunedin to work for Department of Social Work in the 1980’s he studied as a teacher in the 1990’s but did not teach.

    He has a lifelong love of the outdoors, tramping extensively in the lower South Island of New Zealand. He was an early adopter of mountain biking, riding most of the back country mountains in Otago on bikes with no suspension(!), he still cycle tours today. Facilitating a small walking group, that meets after work during daylight saving, he enjoys the challenge of ensuring a range of local tracks and aims to venture on a new track each week.

    Now, (semi) retired, Paul continues to support a number of organisations in the community and recreation sectors and excited by the opportunity a tracks network affords Dunedin city and our residents.

  • Having grown up in a forest, I am passionate about adventures in the outdoors and the enormous health and wellbeing benefits being active in nature can bring into our lives and communities.

    I believe in acting on my words and have been involved in governance since my children were preschoolers, advocating for and facilitating 2 adventure playgrounds, the drainage of school fields, supporting better access and toilets for Signal Hill and increased funding for MTB Otago etc

    As a city councillor I supported the playground upgrade work, the tracks plan and putting the case for the Tunnels Trail amidst many other initiatives.

    I recognised that trusts, community groups and start-up’s can get amazing things done and have been a founder in OCHO, Kaffelogic, the South Dunedin Street Art Trail and the Dunedin Tracks Network Trust.

    Skills – visionary, strategic thinker, facilitator, and networker.

    Commitment, Vision, Action is my byline.

  • Emily Cambridge is an associate walking and cycling specialist with a landscape architecture and urban design background. She has over thirteen years of experience, working on infrastructure projects in the role of lead urban designer and landscape architect. She also has developed a wide range of experience as lead consultant for accessibility and CPTED matters.

    Emily has been the lead urban designer and access consultant on key transportation projects including the Christchurch Major Cycleways, Wakatipu Active Transport Network and Tauranga Accessible Streets. Emily was also involved with the upgrade of the Otago University's Market Square project and understands the importance of safe accessibility for all campus users.

    She is passionate about the outdoors and providing opportunities for our communities to get active. This includes more people riding bikes everyday as well as enabling further adventure across the region by bike. She is looking forward to being a part of the Dunedin Tracks and Trails vision and bringing new trails to life throughout the region.

  • Jessica de Heij helps us out with our marketing and communications. She has a decade of experience in marketing and communications across B2B and technology sectors, including three years as Marketing Communications Manager at Locky Docks / Big Street Bikers and currently working with Business South.

    Grown up in the Netherlands, she is a fan of liveable and 15-minute cities; creating spaces where kids and the elderly can safely move around, delivering emission reduction, climate resilience, and healthier communities. Her background includes extensive work with promoting sustainable travel modes, combining her professional communications expertise with her commitment to creating a healthier, more connected Dunedin.

    Originally from the Netherlands where communities have seen the benefits of well-established networks of bike lanes and bike trails, Jessica brings valuable perspective on best practices for creating connected, accessible cycling networks that encourage more people to cycle and lead more healthy lives, which is a big part of the vision of the Dunedin Tracks and Trails Trust.