Starting This Summer Seven New Cycle Routes
Prime Minister John Key has announced that more cycle routes are to commence construction between Lake Wakatipu to Bluff. The routes costing $50 million and being built over three years, creating an estimated 300 jobs.
The projects that have been selected for ‘Quick Start’ are: Waikato River Trail, Central North Island Rail Trail, Mount Ruapehu to Wanganui, St James Trail, Hokianga to Opua/Russell, Hauraki Plains Trail and Southland Around the Mountain Rail Trail.
The routes will generate economic, social and environmental benefits for the communities , riding through some of the most beautiful sceneries New Zealand has to offer and creating growing business for all cycling companies.
MP Kevin Hague has supported the development, agreeing it will be a great introduction to enhancing low carbon travel and a fabulous boost to the countries tourism at the same time.