NZCT funding recipients
Funding granted to the 23 Great Rides since the inception of the Ngā Haerenga, the New Zealand Cycle Trails in 2010 is listed by trail, and includes the year funding was allocated, as well as the type, amount and a summary of the project.
It includes funding for:
- construction of the Greats Rides through the National Cycleway Fund
- minor enhancements and maintenance projects – including funding awarded through the Maintaining the Quality of Great Rides Fund (MGR)
- extreme event recovery works
- major enhancements and extensions (including funding granted through the National Cycleway Fund: Enhancement and Extension of Great Rides Fund)
- operational expenditure – funding for trail managers and some trail operational costs.
Summary of total funding allocated
This table shows the funding to all Great Rides since 2010. Select the trail name in the table below to view a breakdown of funding for each trail.
| Trail name | Region | Funded amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alps 2 Ocean | Canterbury | $6,736,692 |
| Around the Mountains Cycle Trail | Southland | $6,053,717 |
| Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trail | Otago | $13,516,088 |
| Clutha Gold and Roxburgh Gorge Trails | Otago | $9,311,040 |
| Dun Mountain/ Coppermine | Nelson/Tasman | $1,279,525 |
| Great Lake Trail | Waikato | $3,052,476 |
| Hauraki Rail Trail | Waikato | $11,931,069 |
| Hawke's Bay Trails | Hawke's Bay | $6,723,584 |
| Motu Trails | Bay of Plenty | $2,598,718 |
| Mountains to Sea | Manawatu/ Whanganui | $4,648,564 |
| Old Ghost Road | West Coast | $5,168,028 |
| Otago Central Rail Trail | Otago | $764,099 |
| Queen Charlotte Track | Marlborough | $580,000 |
| Queenstown Trail | Otago | $10,750,424 |
| Remutaka Cycle Trail | Wellington | $1,526,233 |
| Roxburgh Gorge Trail | Otago | See Clutha Gold |
| St James Cycle Trail | Canterbury | $451,269 |
| Tasman Great Taste Trail | Nelson/Tasman | $6,928,545 |
| Timber Trail | Waikato | $2,459,500 |
| Twin Coast Cycle Trail | Northland | $8,422,928 |
| Waikato River Trail | Waikato | $5,302,974 |
| West Coast Wilderness Trail | Westland District Council | $5,615,836 |
| Whakarewarewa Forest Loop | Bay of Plenty | $2,435,135 |
| Total NZCT funding | $116,256,442 |
The following tables show a breakdown of funding provided to each Great Ride from the NZCT fund since 2010.
Alps 2 Ocean | $6,736,692
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waitaki District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $174,075 | MacKenzie District Council | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waitaki District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waitaki District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Extreme weather event | $500,000 | Waitaki District Council | Trail repair and resilience works on the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail following flooding in July 2022. |
| 2021 | Extreme weather event | $308,482 | Waitaki District Council | Repair damage caused by heavy rainfall events in January 2021. Significant damage caused to sections of trail between Omarama and Oamaru. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waitaki District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $33,721 | Waitaki District Council | MGR Round 12. Range of trail enhancements, including: Advisory and Regulatory Panels, bespoke road crossing treatments; safety barriers; and Enfield Track re-alignment. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $20,754 | Waitaki District Council | Repair damage to trail caused by flooding in Nov & Dec 2019 – Lake Pukaki, Lake Ohau, Tarnbrae Track and Kurow Creek. Slumping, trail scour, debris deposition and water table damage. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waitaki District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2020 | Business case | $30,000 | Waitaki District Council | Development and feasibility study. |
| 2019 | Major trail enhancement | $635,000 | MacKenzie District Council/Waitaki District Council | Additional funding to construct the Sailors Cutting to Lake Benmore Dam section of trail, thereby removing the trail from SH 83. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waitaki District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $28,045 | Alps to Ocean Joint Committee | MGR Round 9. Track surface improvements on the Tarnbrae track section of the trail. |
| 2018 | Extreme weather event | $14,203 | Tourism Waitaki Ltd | Repair flood damage to the Kurow to Oamaru section caused by heavy rainfall during Cyclone Gita from 19 to 21 February 2018 |
| 2018 | Extreme weather event | $385,359 | Waitaki District Council | Extreme event recovery following flooding on 20-21 November 2018, including additional trail resilience work. |
| 2017 | Extreme weather event | $379,228 | Tourism Waitaki Ltd | Repair significant flood damage on the trail, including slips and silt deposits, bridge abutments, remove flood debris, repair washouts and trail surface. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $106,250 | Tourism Waitaki Ltd | MGR Round 4. Funding for a range of works on the Alps 2 Ocean cycle trail to improve the trail surface, trail quality, safety and signage. |
| 2015 | Minor enhancement | $66,575 | Tourism Waitaki Ltd | MGR Round 2. Trail safety and surface enhancements on the Alps 2 Ocean trail, including the installation of barriers, widening of a bridge on the trail, and laying gravel on some parts of the trail. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $3,785,000 | MacKenzie District Council/Waitaki District Council/Tourism Waitaki | Construction of the Alps 2 Ocean Great Ride. |
Around the Mountains Cycle Trail | $6,053,717
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Southland District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Annual maintenance | $53,500 | Southland District Council | General trail maintenance and addressing audit findings. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Southland District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $370,693 | Southland District Council | Extreme weather event funding to clear fallen trees caused by storm in September 2023. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Southland District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Minor enhancement | $23,075 | Southland District Council | MGR Round 15. Installation of shelter at Gorge Burn and engineering proposal for the bridge at Station Creek. |
| 2022 | Extreme weather event | $9,495 | Southland District Council | Extreme weather event funding to clear fallen trees caused by storm in August 2022. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Southland District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Extreme weather event | $19,000 | Southland District Council | Extreme weather event recovery funding following flooding in September 2020, damaging sections of the trail near Centre Hill. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $459,793 | Southland District Council | Trail reinstatement and resilience improvements following significant damage during flooding on 4-5 February 2020. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $17,150 | Southland District Council | MGR Round 13. Cattle stop improvements and installation of signage. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Southland District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $38,911 | Southland District Council | MGR Round 10. Installation of interpretation panels, bike stands, picnic tables, and water tanks. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Southland District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $116,050 | Southland District Council | MGR Round 9. Installation of shelters and toilets, improvements at Centre Hill and emergency communications on the trail. |
| 2018 | Extreme weather event | $80,000 | Southland District Council | Extreme weather event recovery – erosion control at 2 locations on Weydon Burn Stream (Centre Hill). |
| 2015 | Trail construction | $500,000 | Southland District Council | Additional funding for the construction of the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail Great Ride. |
| 2015 | Minor enhancement | $96,050 | Southland District Council | MGR Round 3. A range of improvements and safety works on the trail, including:culverts, shelter shed, fencing, 10 cattle stops, re-route of a section of the trail, installation of a cross lane, interpretation and information boards. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $4,000,000 | Southland District Council | Construction of the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail Great Ride. |
Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trail | $13,516,088
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Southern Lakes Trails | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Extreme weather event | $45,000 | Southern Lakes Trails | Urgent repairs to the surfaces of the trail and culverts caused by heavy rainfall events. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $19,000 | Southern Lakes Trails | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $5,000 | Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trust | Bridge pier repair work on Lake Dunstan Trail caused by storm on 6 January 2023. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2023 | Minor enhancement | $3,588 | Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trust | Lake Dunstan Trail repairs that caused by rockfalls. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Business case | $100,000 | Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trust | Business Case for the construction of the Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network. |
| 2018 | Major trail enhancement | $13,208,500 | Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trust | Construction of new trail to link the 4 existing Central Otago Great Rides: Otago Central Rail Trail, Queenstown Trails, Roxburgh Gorge and Clutha Gold. |
Clutha Gold and Roxburgh Gorge Trails | $9,311,040
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $90,000 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Operational funding, including for trail manager. $45,000 for Clutha Gold and $45,000 for Roxburgh Gorge Cycle Trail. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $60,500 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Annual maintenance funding. $50,000 for Clutha Gold and $10,500 for Roxburgh Gorge Cycle Trail. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $90,000 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Operational funding, including for trail manager. $45,000 for Clutha Gold and $45,000 for Roxburgh Gorge Cycle Trail. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $90,000 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Operational funding, including for trail manager. $45,000 for Clutha Gold and $45,000 for Roxburgh Gorge Cycle Trail. |
| 2022 | Minor enhancement | $80,395 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | MGR Round 15. Carry out various trail repairs and maintenance work across both the Roxburgh and Clutha Gold trails. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $90,000 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Operational funding, including for trail manager. $45,000 for Clutha Gold and $45,000 for Roxburgh Gorge Cycle Trail. |
| 2021 | Minor enhancement | $66,200 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | MGR Round 14. Carry out various trail repairs and maintenance work across both the Roxburgh and Clutha Gold trails. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $235,000 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Two applications received in May 2020 for Extreme weather event damage caused in December 2019 and May 2020. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $90,000 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Operational funding, including for trail manager. $45,000 for Clutha Gold and $45,000 for Roxburgh Gorge Cycle Trail. |
| 2019 | Major trail enhancement | $1,850,356 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Funding to extend the Clutha Gold Trail from Lawrence to Waihola. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $90,000 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Operational funding, including for trail manager. $45,000 for Clutha Gold and $45,000 for Roxburgh Gorge Cycle Trail. |
| 2018 | Business case | $18,500 | Clutha District Council | Business Case for the Clutha Gold Trail extension. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $63,565 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Runoff and water table management. |
| 2018 | Major trail enhancement | $36,000 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Funding to extend the Clutha Gold trail into Lawrence township. |
| 2018 | Major trail enhancement | $120,000 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Funding to reroute the trail from the current trail end to the Roxburgh Dam carpark, avoiding a steep out-of-grade gravel road. |
| 2018 | Extreme weather event | $214,308 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Extreme weather event recovery – repairs to reopen trail and further resilience work following significant flooding on 19 November 2018. Includes work on Roxburgh Gorge trail. |
| 2017 | Extreme weather event | $89,618 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Reinstate trail following severe flooding in July 2017, including clearing slips, repairing culverts, bridge approaches and trail surfaces. |
| 2017 | Extreme weather event | $19,156 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | Storm repairs following severe heavy rainfall event on 26 November 2017 |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $62,065 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | MGR Round 4. Emergency works including drainage and trail surface repair, and drainage, surface and retaining upgrades. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $21,713 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | MGR Round 5. Range of enhancements including water management, trail resurfacing, and retaining. |
| 2015 | Minor enhancement | $10,744 | Central Trails Trust | MGR Round 2. Safety barriers on Roxburgh Gorge and storm damage repairs on Clutha Gold. |
| 2015 | Minor enhancement | $22,920 | Central Otago Clutha Trails | MGR Round 3. A range of repair works to damage on the 2 trails caused by weather related events. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $3,800,000 | Clutha Gold Trail Charitable Trust | Construction of the Clutha Gold Trail Great Ride. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $2,000,000 | Roxburgh Gorge Trail Charitable Trust | Construction of the Roxburgh Gorge Cycle Trail. |
Dun Mountain/Coppermine | $1,279,525
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Nelson City Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $14,955 | Nelson City Council | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $216,758 | Nelson City Council | Storm damage repairs on the Coppermine Trail following an extreme weather event in August 2022. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Nelson City Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Nelson City Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Nelson City Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Minor enhancement | $28,163 | Nelson City Council | MGR Round 14. Trail material in-situ crushing. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $10,072 | Nelson City Council | Wayfinding distance marker posts and pipeline slip monitoring. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $35,738 | Nelson City Council | Extreme weather event recovery to a section of trail on the Dun Mountain between 4 Corners and Third House. Trail closed due to a significant slip following heavy rainfall. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Nelson City Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Nelson City Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $20,000 | Nelson City Council | Native replanting and weed control on 1.25km of the Codgers section of the trail. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $109,750 | Nelson City Council | Trail improvement from Coppermine Saddle to the Maitai Dam due to its deterioration over recent years. Remediation of slip between Maitai Dam and Smiths Ford which has pushed users onto the road. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $69,000 | Nelson City Council | Range of works including vegetation control, track maintenance, track enhancement, direction and wayfinding and interpretation. |
| 2014 | Extreme weather event | $21,000 | Nelson City Council | Storm damage remediation and safety enhancements (culvert and track realignment). |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $484,089 | Nelson City Council | Construction of the Dun Mountain/Coppermine Great Ride. |
Great Lake Trail | $3,052,476
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $66,000 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $37,780 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Bridge repair caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Minor enhancement | $13,350 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | MGR Round 15. Trail enhancements including distance markers, information boards and planting. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Minor enhancement | $10,225 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | MGR Round 14. Trail enhancements including weed control and tree planting. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $11,328 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | WMGR Round 13. Weed control and tree planting, Otaketake signage and interpretation. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Major trail enhancement | $244,805 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Construction of the Otaketake Trail linking Kinloch to the Whangamata Rd carpark. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $26,575 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | MGR Round 9. New interpretation signs on Waihora and Orakau sections; gravel sections of the W2K between Boojum Dell and Kinloch lakefront; replacement of the current bridge across Otaketake stream. |
| 2018 | Business case | $16,220 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Development of 3 new links to the Great Lake Trail. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $28,693 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Round 6 MGR. W2K trail realignment, signage and Kinloch waterfront upgrade. |
| 2017 | Extreme weather event | $63,500 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Repairs to damage caused on the Waihola section by Cyclone Debbie in April 2017 – significant rockfalls and major slips. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $2,264,000 | Bike Taupo Cycle Advocacy Group Incorporated | Construction of the Great Lake Trail Great Ride. |
Hauraki Rail Trail | $11,931,069
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Extreme weather event | $34,269 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Removal of fallen old Pine tree that blocked the trail, and repairs to the damaged trails surface due to the fallen tree. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $88,000 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event and major trail enhancement | $2,009,754 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Repair damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, and by-pass trail and stop bank trail reinstatement. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $28,244 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Bridge repair caused by an extreme weather event in June 2023. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Minor enhancement | $108,576 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 15. Trail resurfacing and general improvements, including directional signage, pest control, distance marker installation, Hubbard Road fencing and Waitawheta Road crossing. |
| 2022 | Minor enhancement | $90,500 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Additional funding for installation of shelters along the Hauraki Rail Trail. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Extreme weather event | $300,000 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Repairs to 8km section of trail in the Karangahake Gorge, between Waikino and Waihi, following flooding in July 2021. |
| 2021 | Minor enhancement | $148,844 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 14. Range of works to improve cattlestops, weed control, trail resurfacing and interpretation. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $97,230 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Installation of 16 shelters across the trail and trail surface repairs between Paeroa and Te Aroha. |
| 2020 | Major trail enhancement | $143,201 | Matamata-Piako District Council | Additional funding to construct the new trail from Te Aroha to Matamata and from Miranda to Kaiaua. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $83,000 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Repairs to slump in Waikino Gorge. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $36,350 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Urgent repairs to cutting near Waihi caused by heavy rainfall events. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $35,000 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 13. Storm repairs and ecological improvements. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $235,658 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 10. Karangahake Gorge upgrades, additional interpretation and wayfinding signage. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $132,760 | Hauraki District Council/ Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 11. Range of works to replace cattlestops, weed control, trail resurfacing and water table management, wayfinding and signage. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Extreme weather event | $300,000 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Reinstate and raise 2.3km of stopbank near Miranda damaged by storm surge on 5 January 2018. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $67,490 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 9. For surface improvements and removal of unsafe and obsolete cattlestops. |
| 2018 | Major trail enhancement | $3,421,521 | Matamata-Piako District Council | Construction of new trail from Te Aroha to Matamata and from Miranda to Kaiaua as an extension of the Hauraki Rail Trail. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $33,135 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Range of works to improve 100 cattlestops on the trail. Addresses health and safety issues for users. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $77,757 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 6. Trail surface improvements at 5 locations. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $123,680 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 7. Chip seal new section of trail between Waitakaruru and Miranda, Pipiroa trail damage repairs, interpretation and wayfinding signage. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $26,196 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 5. Installation of new lights in Karangahake Gorge Tunnel. |
| 2015 | Minor enhancement | $39,904 | Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 3. Bridge approach safety works, track rehabilitation and Lawrence Corner trail improvements. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $4,000,000 | Hauraki District Council/ Hauraki Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Construction of the Hauraki Rail Trail Great Ride. |
Hawke's Bay Trails | $6,723,584
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $74,500 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $293,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Phase 1 immediate repairs to open sections of trail damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $1,926,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Stage 2 recovery works caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Extreme weather event | $61,500 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Extreme weather event recovery works to repair various sections of the trail following high intensity rainfall and flooding in March 2022. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $18,620 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Range of trail enhancements including interpretation/ story boards, bike parking, wayfinding and signage. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $56,420 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Trail enhancements including installation of 'gateway' kiosk, interpretation and landscaping. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $30,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Extreme weather event recovery works on the Puketapu and Ahuriri Lagoon sections. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $55,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | MGR Round 10. Upgrade of Black Bridge underpass, including signage, landscaping, fencing and concreting. |
| 2019 | Major trail enhancement | $1,190,324 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Trail enhancements on Waimarama Road and Ahuriri Lagoon, and trail extensions from Bayview to Whirinaki, new trail alongside Ngaruroro River, and Karamu Stream extension to link the Wineries Ride with Havelock North. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $45,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Extreme weather event | $65,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Extreme weather event recovery following flooding on 4 July 2018. |
| 2017 | Business case | $50,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Feasibility study on the extension of the Hawke's Bay Trails. |
| 2015 | Minor enhancement | $23,220 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | MGR Round 3. Removal of 'kissing gates' and installation of signage. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $2,610,000 | Hawke's Bay Regional Council | Construction of the Hawke's Bay Trails Great Ride. |
Motu Trails | $2,598,718
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Extreme weather event | $4,258 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | To repair vandalised shelter seats and iron roof. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $50,625 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $4,000 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | To remove sand from the trail caused by storm in January and February 2023. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Minor enhancement | $26,000 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 15. Dunes Trail Hukuwai realignment and installation of Pakihi toilet. |
| 2021 | Extreme weather event | $6,048 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | To replace a stolen and vandalised counter on the Pakihi Track. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Extreme weather event | $17,094 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Storm-damaged repair work on a washed-out section of the Dunes trail following a storm in July 2021. |
| 2021 | Minor enhancement | $22,500 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 14. Resurfacing sections of the Dunes trail and installation of squeeze barriers. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $2,000 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | To replace roofing iron stolen from a trail shelter. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $25,211 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Bridge repair caused by an extreme weather event in June 2023. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $28,573 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 9. Construction of 2 new shelters on the Motu Trails and a track realignment on the Dunes Trail. |
| 2018 | Business case | $94,090 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Feasibility assessment for trail extension from Opotiki to Whakatane. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $10,000 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 6. Carpark widening and amenities at Pakihi Trail end. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $10,072 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 7. Trail enhancements on the Dunes Trail section and resurfacing of the Otara stopbank section of trail. |
| 2017 | Major trail enhancement | $59,500 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Installation of safety barriers on the Pakihi Track section of the Motu Trails. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $34,408 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 5. Enhancements on the Dunes Trail section of the Motu Trails, including bridges, resurfacing and concreting. |
| 2015 | Extreme weather event | $25,134 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | Extreme weather event recovery to repair damage caused by Cyclone Pam. Damage to sand ladder and Tirohanga River bridge approaches. |
| 2014 | Minor enhancement | $15,000 | Motu Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 1. Trail enhancements, including signage, road markings, trail entrance 'gateway', squeeze gates and trail surfacing. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $1,894,205 | Opotiki District Council | Construction of the Motu Trails Great Ride. |
Mountains to Sea | $4,648,564
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2020 | Major trail enhancement | $2,000,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Construct 2 new sections of trail: Te Ara Mangawhero (Turoa to Ohakune) and Horopito Return Trail. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $300,000 | Ruapehu District Council | MGR Round 11. Funding is for various safety improvement work including installation of safety barriers; track widening, surface stabilisation and metalling, replacement of narrow walking bridges on the Mangapurua Track. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Extreme weather event | $75,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Extreme weather event recovery works on the Kaiwhakauka section (Depot road) from Whakahoro to National Park Boundary. Resulting from 100mm rainfall overnight on 7 March 2018 (1 in a 100 year flood). Repair work includes clearing slips and detritus, rebuilding washed out sections, redefining water channels and the installation of new culverts. |
| 2018 | Business case | $37,231 | Ruapehu District Council | Feasibility study on the extension of the Mountains to Sea trail. |
| 2017 | Extreme weather event | $18,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Washouts and slips caused by 2 recent extreme storm events, on the Kaiwhakauka section currently being worked on from MGR Round 5. |
| 2017 | Major trail enhancement | $393,500 | Ruapehu District Council | Safety improvements on the Kaiwhakauka and Mangapurua trails to address serious fall hazards and boggy sections of trail. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $300,000 | Whanganui District Council | MGR Round 4. Stage 2 and 3 of the Upokongaro to Whanganui SH4 realignment, including construction of a cycle trail bridge crossing the Wanganui River. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $86,590 | Ruapehu District Council | MGR Round 5. Trail resurfacing, water table management and fencing on the Kaiwhakauka and Mangapurua sections of the trail. |
| 2015 | Extreme weather event | $36,243 | Whanganui District Council | Trail reinstatement and resurfacing to repair damage caused by flooding in June 2015 and resilience work to future proof sections of trail from similar events. |
| 2015 | Minor enhancement | $55,000 | Ruapehu District Council | MGR Round 3. 2 projects - one to install signage and wayfinding markers on the trail, another to co-fund replacement of Depot Bridge across the Kaiwhakauka stream which was damaged during a storm. |
| 2014 | Minor enhancement | $300,000 | Whanganui District Council | MGR Round 1. Stage 1 of the Upokongaro to Whanganui SH 4 realignment, on-road safety remediation and off-road trail construction. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $777,000 | Ruapehu District Council/Department of Conservation | Construction of the Mountains to Sea Great Ride. |
Old Ghost Road | $5,168,028
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $63,750 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Extreme weather event | $61,027 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Trail repair works on The Old Ghost Road following flooding in May 2022. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Major trail enhancement | $250,000 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Funding to purchase the Rough and Tumble Bush Lodge to help ensure the ongoing sustainability of the trail. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $94,979 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | MGR Round 13. Upgrade of 2 km section of out-of-grade trail north of Ghost Lake hut. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $14,818 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | MGR Round 10. Upgrade/replacement of existing and worn out hut mattresses with a custom-made 200mm thick version to improve user experience. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $24,324 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | MGR Round 8. Surface upgrade in the Earnest Valley sections of the Old Ghost Road, north of Stern Valley hut. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $22,637 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | MGR Round 9. Upgrade of the trail surface on a discrete, 1.2km section of trail near Goat Creek. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $59,922 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | MGR Round 6. Upgrade 8.1 km of trail surface between Skyline Steps and Stern Valley Hut. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $45,858 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | MGR Round 7. Comprehensive upgrade of toilets at the 4 main hut sites. |
| 2017 | Major trail enhancement | $872,500 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Installation of safety barriers to manage fatal fall hazards, installation of a safety communications network and construction of 4 bridges to cross floodable streams on the Lake Perrine section of the trail. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $49,818 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | MGR Round 4. Trail upgrade on the Seddonville to Mokihinui Forks Hut section (13.5km of work) to return trail to Grade 3 standards. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $42,971 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | MGR Round 5. Trail enhancements over 6 km Alpine section including resurfacing, drainage, and bridge installation. |
| 2015 | Extreme weather event | $165,910 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Construct 3 bridges over 2 streams that have been found to have didymo. |
| 2015 | Minor enhancement | $29,514 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | MGR Round 3. Enhancement of 4.6km of trail on the flanks of Bald Hill. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $3,100,000 | The Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust | Construction of the Old Ghost Road Great Ride. |
Otago Central Rail Trail | $764,099
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $76,000 | Department of Conservation | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Minor enhancement | $21,355 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 14. Enhancements to existing trail interpretation and wayfinding signs. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $70,727 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 12. Implementation of interpretation strategy – Stage 2. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $30,000 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Range of trail enhancements, including landscaping and planting, shelters, relocation of old stock wagon and construction/ enhancement of vehicle parking areas. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $61,517 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 9. Implementation of interpretation strategy – Stage 1. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $44,500 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 6. Realign trail to connect with Hyde Railway Station. |
| 2014 | Minor enhancement | $177,500 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 1. Installation of an underpass on SH8 at Clyde. |
| 2014 | Minor enhancement | $12,500 | Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust | MGR Round 1. Daisybank realignment - Earthworks to improve cyclist safety and sightlines at blind corner road crossing on SH 87. |
Queen Charlotte Track | $580,000
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Marlborough District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $55,000 | Department of Conservation | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Marlborough District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Marlborough District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Marlborough District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Marlborough District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $300,000 | Queen Charlotte Track Incorporated | Reroute track over 6.4 km between Ship Cove and Schoolhouse Bay campsite. |
Queenstown Trail | $10,750,424
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $50,953 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Major trail enhancement | $6,744,733 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Funding to realign the Queenstown Trails Great Ride, including constructing a 12km cycle trail from Arthurs Point to Arrowtown and, subject to changes to the Otago Conservation Management Strategy, a 2.7km trail from Tuckers Beach to Arthurs Point and a 10.5km trail from Lake Hayes Estate to Gibbston Valley. The Lake Hayes Estate to Gibbston Valley Trail is also subject to construction of a Frankton to Lake Hayes Estate cycle trail as part of the Wakatipu Active Transport programme. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $10,783 | Queenstown Trails Trust | MGR Round 12. Installation of new interpretation panels at 4 historic sites along the Queenstown Trails. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $93,502 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Several projects to repair damage to the Queenstown Trails caused by storms in December 2019 and February 2020. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $59,530 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Storm damage repairs to sections of the Queenstown Trails following significant rain on 20 July 2020. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $94,979 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Round 13. Various trail enhancements and repairs, including trail realignment at Christines Hill, trail resurfacing and clearing of old slips and slump material from the trail. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $200,040 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Storm damage repairs to sections of the Twin Rivers Trail and the Kelvin Peninsula Trail in July 2021. |
| 2019 | Business case | $75,140 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Feasibility study on the Queenstown Trails realignment project stage 2. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $40,482 | Queenstown Trails Trust | MGR Round 10. Trail enhancements to the Queenstown Trails, including a formal road crossing of State Highway 6, stone retaining wall construction and stacked stone wall repairs. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $216,204 | Queenstown Trails Trust | MGR Round 11. Trail re-alignment and boardwalk construction to reduce the steep gradient on the ramp up to the Heritage Kawarau Falls Bridge. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $15,125 | Queenstown Trails Trust | MGR Round 8. Build 600m of off-road trail beside Lower Shotover Road and Domain Road to remove trail from busy local road. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $32,617 | Queenstown Trails Trust | MGR Round 9. To realign the link between the Twin Rivers Trail and the Frankton Track on the Queenstown Trails. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $91,119 | Queenstown Trails Trust | MGR Round 6. Construct new trail to remove section of the Twin Rivers Trail off Shotover Delta Road. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $69,224 | Queenstown Trails Trust | MGR Round 7. Works to address numerous significant fall hazards, including safety barrier installation and some vegetation planting. |
| 2017 | Business case | $81,140 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Feasibility study on the Queenstown Trails realignment project stage 1. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $300,000 | Queenstown Trails Trust | MGR Round 4. 4 components of work relating to water management, sealing steep sections of trail to meet NZCT Design standards, installing wider cattle stops and wayfinding/signage. |
| 2015 | Extreme weather event | $58,775 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Storm damage repairs on trail at Glenda Drive (trail washout) and Lower Shotover bridge (slip). |
| 2014 | Minor enhancement | $38,413 | Queenstown Trails Trust | MGR Round 1. Enhancements to ensure consistency of Grade on Kelvin Peninsula trail. |
| 2014 | Extreme weather event | $207,665 | Queenstown Trails Trust | Storm damage remediation Kawerau River. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $2,000,000 | Wakatipu Trails Trust/Queenstown Lakes District Council | Construction of the Queenstown Trails Great Ride. |
Remutaka Cycle Trail | $1,526,233
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $59,250 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $47,884 | Greater Wellington Regional Council | To repair a substantial slump on the Remutaka Trail caused by the extreme weather in July and August 2022. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Extreme weather event | $21,750 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | Extreme weather event recovery funding to repair damage to the Wild Coast section of the trail at the Kotumu Fan site. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Minor enhancement | $158,124 | Upper Hutt City Council | MGR Round 15. Installation of signages, shelters, drinking fountain, bike stands and trail repair. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $26,500 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | MGR Round 13. Toilet installation at Orongorongo Station carpark and various landscaping works. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $56,000 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | MGR Round 9. Construct an off-road track alongside Lake Wairarapa to take riders off Western Lake Road. |
| 2017 | Extreme weather event | $70,000 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | Extreme weather event recovery works to repair damage caused to the trail by storm events. |
| 2017 | Major trail enhancement | $334,125 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | Construction of Siberia Stream bridge, trail realignment and toilet facilities on the Wild Coast section of trail. |
| 2016 | Extreme weather event | $30,000 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | Storm damage repairs to the trail at Taita Gorge and Te Marua on the Hutt River Trail and between Wainui Beach and Barney's Whare on the Wild Coast. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $221,000 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | MGR Round 5. Range of trail enhancements including widening, resurfacing, gradient reduction and toilet installation. |
| 2015 | Minor enhancement | $229,600 | Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency | MGR Round 3. A range of trail enhancements including Petone Foreshore, Hutt River, Rimutaka Rail Trail and the South Coast. |
| 2014 | Extreme weather event | $12,000 | Destination Wairarapa | Storm damage remediation on the south coast (Wild Coast) section of trail. |
| 2014 | Minor enhancement | $35,000 | Destination Wairarapa/ Wellington Regional Council | MGR Round 1. Various trail enhancements and some new trail. |
St James Cycle Trail | $451,269
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Extreme weather event | $10,150 | St James Trails Trust | Extreme weather event repair works following the heavy storm damage in October 2024. |
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | St James Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $45,000 | St James Trails Trust | Annual maintenance funding |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hurunui Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hurunui Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager |
| 2022 | Minor enhancement | $10,139 | Hurunui Trails Trust | MGR Round 15. Trail resurfacing. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hurunui Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager |
| 2021 | Extreme weather event | $15,980 | Hurunui Trails Trust | Extreme weather event repair works following the heavy storm damage in June and July 2021. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hurunui Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Hurunui Trails Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $100,000 | Department of Conservation | Construction of the St James Great Ride |
Tasman Great Taste Trail | $6,928,545
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Tasman District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $50,000 | Tasman District Council | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $121,305 | Tasman District Council | Extreme weather event recovery works to repair damage caused by storms between 17 and 19 August 2022. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Tasman District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $43,506 | Tasman District Council | Damage repairs on the Tasman Great Taste Trail following extreme rainfall event in May 2023. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Tasman District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Minor enhancement | $87,425 | Tasman District Council | MGR Round 15. Waimea Inlet enhancement, installation of way-finding signage, causeway cycle trail enhancements between Rough Island and Rabbit Island. |
| 2021 | Extreme weather event | $122,602 | Tasman District Council | Trail repairs following a significant storm event in July 2021. Repairs include Waimea boardwalk replacement, Kaiteriteri trail damage and protection, Hoult Valley, Quail Valley and Tunnel Road washouts. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Tasman District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Minor enhancement | $71,569 | Tasman District Council | MGR Round 14. Installation of trail shelters; undertake the Tasman View safety and amenity works; and to construct the Tapawera trail off-road link. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $76,769 | Tasman District Council | MGR Round 12. Trail surface improvements at several locations on the Tasman Great Taste Trail and installation of signage emphasising the range of tastes and experiences along the trail. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $52,964 | Tasman District Council | Storm damage repairs to sections of trail alongside the Waimea and Wai-iti Rivers and at Norris Gully following heavy rainfall on 9 November 2020. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Tasman District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $55,742 | Tasman District Council | MGR Round 10. Provision of facilities and trail enhancements to improve the user experience on the Tasman Great Taste Trail. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Tasman District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Extreme weather event | $300,000 | Tasman District Council | Extreme weather event recovery works to repair damage caused by storms on 8 November 2017 and 1 February 2018. |
| 2018 | Major trail enhancement | $2,400,000 | Tasman District Council | Extension of the Tasman Great Taste Trail to realise the original vision of a 2 to 4 day loop trail in the Nelson and Tasman regions. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $186,665 | Tasman District Council | "MGR Round 7. Works to reroute a section of trail away from the river to protect the trail from flood damage in the future, and trail widening and improvements at Kaiteriteri. |
| 2016 | Minor enhancement | $223,481 | Tasman District Council | MGR Round 4. Range of trail enhancements to improve safety, prevent coastal erosion and provide wayfinding signage on the Tasman Great Taste Trail. |
| 2016 | Extreme weather event | $168,210 | Tasman District Council | Trail repairs from Extreme weather event weather on 17 February 2016. Includes emergency response work to reopen Wairoa and Waimea stop banks and repairs to Waimea Bridge approaches and track reinstatement to Grade 1 to 2 standard. |
| 2016 | Extreme weather event | $122,396 | Tasman District Council | Emergency repairs to stabilise the northern entrance portal of Spooners Tunnel. |
| 2015 | Extreme weather event | $67,500 | Tasman District Council | Storm damage repairs on the Tasman Great Taste Trail bordering Waimea Inlet. |
| 2014 | Minor enhancement | $212,500 | Tasman District Council | MGR Round 1. Variety of works, including safety enhancements and erosion management on the Tasman Great Taste Trail. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $2,295,911 | Tasman District Council | Construction of the Tasman Great Taste Trail Great Ride. |
Timber Trail | $2,459,500
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $42,500 | Department of Conservation | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Minor enhancement | $47,000 | Ruapehu District Council | MGR Round 14. Trail enhancements at the Bennetts Road carpark in Ongarue. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Ruapehu District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $2,100,000 | Department of Conservation | Construction of the Timber Trail Great Ride. |
Twin Coast Cycle Trail | $8,422,928
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Far North District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $60,900 | Far North District Council | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $46,342 | Far North District Council | Extreme weather event funding for trail repair work caused by storms in August 2022 and February 2023. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Far North District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $235,969 | Far North District Council | Damage repairs following a storm in May 2023. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Extreme weather event | $62,833 | Far North District Council | Extreme weather event funding for trail repair work caused by storm in August 2022. |
| 2021 | Extreme weather event | $70,163 | Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail Trust | Flood damage on the Kawakawa to Taumarere section and removal of asbestos pipes along 500m of cycle trail near Moerewa. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Minor enhancement | $17,663 | Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail Trust | MGR Round 14. Installation of shelters, picnic tables, bike stands and signage along the trail. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $241,200 | Far North District Council | Significant flood repairs to the trail following major flooding in the Far North in July 2020. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $23,428 | Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail Trust | Improving the user experience on the trail by providing a range of amenities such as interpretation, bike stands, picnic tables, and shelters at key locations. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $300,000 | Far North District Council | MGR Round 8. Various trail enhancements including surface improvements, concreting of flood-prone sections of the trail, installation of squeeze bars, interpretation signage and seats. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $18,431 | Far North District Council | MGR Round 6. Toilet installation at Mangungu Mission Station. |
| 2015 | Trail construction | $3,000,000 | Far North District Council | Additional funding for construction of the Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail Great Ride. |
| 2014 | Extreme weather event | $76,000 | Far North District Council | Repair damage to the Twin Coast Cycle Trail caused by storms in July 2014. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $4,000,000 | Far North District Council | Construction of the Pou Herenga Tai Twin Coast Cycle Trail Great Ride. |
Waikato River Trail | $5,302,974
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $63,000 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $5,300 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | To remove the large fallen trees on the trail caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Minor enhancement | $101,022 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 15. Trail resurfacing, information signages and re-routing for Lake Whakamaru. |
| 2022 | Extreme weather event | $12,700 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | Extreme weather event funding for trail repair work caused by extreme weather in October 2022. |
| 2021 | Extreme weather event | $35,250 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | Repairs to a washout on the Whakamaru section between Snowsill and Dunhams Reserve, related to flooding on SH 30 in November 2020. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Minor enhancement | $81,623 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 14. Boardwalk replacement and trail resurfacing at various locations. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $119,841 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 13. Various trail improvements, including off-road trail extension, drinking water installation, trail resurfacing, boardwalk replacement and interpretation signage. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $71,500 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 11. Upgrading various sections of the trail between Waipapa Dam and Atiamuri. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Extreme weather event | $2,313 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | Windfall clearance and removal of safety hazards following a storm on 4 July 2018. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $84,758 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 6. Trail upgrades to the Whakamaru section including trail surface improvements, retaining and boardwalks. Also includes toilets, shelters, signage. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $150,000 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 7. A range of trail enhancements on the Lake Karapiro section, including retaining walls, track widening and water table management. |
| 2017 | Extreme weather event | $52,500 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | Storm damage repairs: Lake Whakamaru washout and Lake Waipapa stream crossing and culvert repairs. |
| 2017 | Major trail enhancement | $652,225 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | High priority safety improvements: upgrade of trail alongside SH30 to encourage riders off-road, and construction of a bridge to avoid the Tumai Steps. |
| 2015 | Minor enhancement | $53,400 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 3. Range of works to enhance the trail, improve safety and maintain consistency of grade. |
| 2014 | Minor enhancement | $47,542 | Waikato River Trails Charitable Trust | MGR Round 1. Various trail enhancements to ensure consistency of grade. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $3,500,000 | South Waikato District Council/Waikato River Trails Trust | Construction of the Waikato River Trails Great Ride. |
West Coast Wilderness Trail | $5,615,836
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Extreme weather event | $59,354 | Westland District Council | Trail repairs caused by storms in January 2024. |
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Westland District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $64,350 | Westland District Council | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $44,144 | Westland District Council | Trail repairs caused by storms in February and March 2023. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Westland District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2023 | Extreme weather event | $25,000 | Westland District Council | Trail repairs caused by storm in April 2023. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Westland District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2022 | Extreme weather event | $32,327 | Westland District Council | Extreme weather event repair works following the storm event in July 2022. |
| 2022 | Minor enhancement | $52,238 | Westland District Council | MGR Round 15. Various trail enhancements including shelter, picnic table and bike rack at Ross; install spillway ford, safety signage and delineation; and preparation for the Stafford Loop Road and Larrikins Road intersection trail design. |
| 2022 | Major trail enhancement | $10,763 | Westland District Council | High priority safety improvements. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Westland District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Business case | $100,000 | Westland District Council | Feasibility study on the Arahura River North Bank project. |
| 2021 | Extreme weather event | $20,500 | Westland District Council | Extreme weather event repair works following the storm event in July 2021. |
| 2021 | Minor enhancement | $300,000 | Westland District Council | MGR Round 14. Improvements on the Kaniere water race section and Milltown; and installation of new boardwalk at Mahinapua Scenic Reserve. |
| 2020 | Extreme weather event | $185,000 | Westland District Council | Repair damage caused by heavy rainfall 18-24 December 2019. |
| 2020 | Minor enhancement | $100,000 | Westland District Council | Bridge widening at Kawhaka Stilling Basin and Wainihinihi Stream. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Westland District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Extreme weather event | $165,673 | Westland District Council | Repair damage caused by significant heavy rainfall in March 2019, including trail surface repairs, culvert repairs and replacement, and causeway reinstatement. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $28,522 | West Coast Wilderness Trail Trust | Various trail enhancements including interpretation, directional signage, distance markers and toilets. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | West Coast Wilderness Trail Trust | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $23,073 | West Coast Wilderness Trail Trust | MGR Round 8. Various enhancements including interpretation signage, bike stands and start/finish photo boards. |
| 2018 | Minor enhancement | $377,142 | Westland District Council | MGR Round 9. 2 trail enhancement projects: construction of new off-road trail to remove the trail from on-road at Old Christchurch Road, and construction of new off-road trail to remove the trail from Kaniere Road. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $15,000 | Westland District Council | MGR Round 6. Bridge replacement at Huruni Jacks. |
| 2015 | Extreme weather event | $42,750 | Westland District Council | Repairs to the trail, including to trail surface, culverts and rock walls, caused by June 2015 flooding. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $3,700,000 | Westland District Council | Construction of the West Coast Wilderness Trail Great Ride. |
Whakarewarewa Forest Loop* | $2,435,135
Te Ara Ahi was replaced as a Great Ride by the Whakarewarewa Forest Loop in May 2022.
| Year | Funding type | Funded amount | Funding recipient(s) | Project summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Rotorua Lakes District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2024 | Minor enhancement | $18,150 | Rotorua Lakes District Council | Annual maintenance funding. |
| 2023 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Rotorua Lakes District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager for the Whakarewarewa Forest Loop. |
| 2022 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Rotorua Lakes District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2021 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Rotorua Lakes District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2020 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Rotorua Lakes District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2019 | Minor enhancement | $16,640 | Rotorua Trails trust | MGR Round 11. Minor trail enhancements at 3 locations. |
| 2019 | Operational expenditure | $45,000 | Rotorua Lakes District Council | Operational funding, including for trail manager. |
| 2017 | Minor enhancement | $41,500 | Rotorua Lakes District Council | MGR Round 6. Trail surface upgrades at Hemo Gorge. |
| 2014 | Minor enhancement | $14,800 | Rotorua Lakes District Council | MGR Round 1. Redevelopment of the Hemo Gorge section of the Te Ara Ahi trail to meet NZCT grade 2 standards. |
| 2010 | Trail construction | $2,074,045 | Rotorua Lakes District Council | Construction of the Te Ara Ahi Great Ride. |
Last updated: 13 January 2025