Drury Family make annual $50,000 donation

We’re thrilled to announce the Drury Family has decided to make a $50,000 annual donation to the Makara Peak Supporters for the next 3 years.

This funding is going to make a huge difference to the park, and we're stoked that Rod shares our vision for Makara Peak being a world class bike park.

In making the donation Rod Drury said “I’m super impressed by the massive effort put in by countless volunteers over many years to create world class mountain bike tracks uniquely close to the Wellington city.

As part of making Wellington an even better place to work, live and visit, and with the necessary focus on domestic tourism, it feels important to accelerate our plans for biking in Wellington".

Having a trail network that rides well in all conditions has always been important to us. As mountain biking gets more popular we need to invest in maintaining the trails we have, as well as building new and exciting ones.

So we'll be using this money to upgrade our maintenance programme, with high use tracks like Peak Flow, Smokin, SWIGG and Lazy Fern getting resurfaced and in some cases rebuilt with the help of contractors and machines.

This is part of a wider vision for further investment in trails around the region that we've been working on with Wellington Mountain Bike Club, Wellington Trails Trust and Brooklyn Trail Builders.

If any other entities or corporates would like to get involved we’d love to hear from you. Donations of all sizes make a difference. As a registered charity we can provide you with a receipt for your donation, so send us a DM or drop us an email at supporters@makarapeak.org.