Waimea Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 21 December 2022
Kainui Bike Park gets even bigger JO KENT Just days after the opening of the new Kainui Bike Park near Wakefield, forestry company OneFortyOne have donated a further block of land taking the total area for the trails to 500ha - bigger than Codgers MTB park. About 26km of trails were originally proposed for the park on
131ha, in a partnership project between OneFortyOne, the MTB Trails Trust and volunteers from the community, but with the donation of the new expanse of land the possibilities have grown exponentially. Kate West, one member of the community who has led the project, says the donation is massive and the team are excited with the
possibilities of what the park can become. “This is massive, exciting and, to be honest, quite daunting.” OneFortyOne first proposed the concept of a community mountainbike park in the Kainui forest block in 2019 and communications and community relations manager Kylie Reeves says Kainui Bike Park and the MTB Trails
Trust have turned it into a reality. “We have been inspired by their vision and the incredible volunteer effort that has gone into the park. “We could see the potential and the positive impact the park could have if more of our land was made available for the development of a larger bike park, so we have now offered 500 hectares
for bike trails in the Kainui North Block. “It’s exciting to know that our forest will become a community hub for bikers of all levels, especially beginners and families. “The bike park is connected to the Great Taste Trail which means it will provide the opportunity for
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The local kids went nuts for Santa’s visit at the Pic’s Christmas Craft Workshops last week where they got to have their faces painted, make tree decorations and meet the big man himself. Jenson and Scarlett Shrimpton were all smiles as they revealed what they were hoping to get in their stockings on Sunday. Photo: Jo Kent.
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