Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust

The Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust has worked on wide and varied number of projects since it was set up in 2010. With a vision to create a thriving and enduring ecosystem of trails and regenerating landscapes on Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula it works to provide this through its three strategic pou:

• Access/ Wāhi uru: Creating an enduring network of walking and biking trails to foster deeper connections between people and place and that enable low carbon recreation.

• Biodiversity/Rerenga rauropi: Supporting the protection and regeneration of Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū by encouraging native biodiversity on a landscape scale

• Knowledge/Mātauranga: Creating stewards of Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū through knowledge of flora and fauna, geology and history.

We provide Rod Donald Hut for trampers to stay in along the beautiful Te Ara Pātaka walkway. To book this visit the Department of Conservation website.

We provide information on all the walks on Banks Peninsula on www.bpwalks.co.nz and our printed walking brochures and walks directory are available at Peninsula Information Centres.

To find out more about our work and view our Strategic Plan visit our website www.roddonaldtrust.co.nz

If you would like to consider leaving a legacy via a bequest please contact our Trust Manager directly to discuss further - manager@roddonaldtrust.co.nz