Hurunui Trails Trust Board - Omihi Creek Bridge

Hurunui Trails Trust Board - Omihi Creek Bridge

Please donate to help finish the Waipara Valley Vineyard Trail. Donations are charitable so you will receive a receipt and rebate.

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The Hurunui Trails Trust has developed walking and cycling trails throught the Hurunui. The priority project for 2025 is to build a bridge over Omihi Creek to make the Waipara Valley Vineyard Trail one loop and keep all trail users off SH1 and safe.

We are asking for donations from all users of the trails, community supporters and major sponsors.

The bridge over Omihi Creek is vital to allow a safe crossing under State Highway 1 and extending the trail to a 11km loop back to the Glenmark Domain. See the map above for the current and proposed extension.

The Waipara Valley Trail has been a vision of the charitable Hurunui Trails Trust since the trust began in 2007. Since 2010, the trust has fundraised, built and maintained 7 km of trail from Glenmark Domain to Black Estate/Black’s Avenue. The new bridge and trails on and off the bridge will be subject to an easement in favour if the Walking Access Commission, so it will be always available to access by the public.

The maximum total funds to raise for this bridge is $200,000. As at June, we have raised $45,000 since November 2024 so we have $155,000 to raise.

You can donate any amount you like. All donations receive a charitable tax rebate. We also expect to raise funds with sponsorship partnerships and grants in the community. We have the following opportunities for larger donations:

**Donate $1500 and a plaque on the bridge's side rail, acknowledging your contribution. (75 available).

**Donate $3000 and have your name, farm or business name acknowledged on a silver donors board at the bridge. (20 available).

**(Donate $10,000 and receive naming rights at either end of the bridge (2 available).

If you can offer building skills, building material, cartage, sign printing or digger work in kind, please contact us.

For any questions, please contact Penelope Naish, Georgie Waddi or Henery Savill at trailstrust.hurunui@gmail.com to discuss.

More about us

The Hurunui Trails Trust promotes, plans, funds and establishes a connected network of high quality walking, cycling and trekking trails in the Hurunui District.

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Latest donations

Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 09 Apr 2025
$5
Jane
Jane on 17 Jul 2024
Look forward to riding here sometime soon.
$50
Bryan
Bryan on 05 Jan 2024
Hawarden boy doing S2S
$100
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 24 Apr 2023
Rode part of this with my mate as part of the Sounds 2 Sounds ride. Thanks for the great riding.
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Donors’ tax credits TaxGifted in year ended March 2021
Donors’ tax credits TaxGifted in year ended March 2021 on 31 Mar 2023
This donation is from generous donors who opted in to regift their tax credits via TaxGift for the Tax Year ending March 2021. Aren’t they awesome!
$6.67

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