Friday, 5 February 2021, 11:48 am
Greater Wellington’s Bike the Remutaka Family Day on 13
February will make it easy for the whole whānau to get out
and enjoy the magnificent Remutaka rail trail on two
wheels.
Greater Wellington Councillor Ros Connelly,
who’ll be joining the pack, says cycling the historic
route feels like travelling through time.
“This is
an outstanding piece of our region’s history right on our
doorstep. For three quarters of a century, the railway was
vital for connecting communities on either side of the
Remutakas. It was an amazing feat of engineering when it was
constructed almost 150 years ago, because it needed to cut
Tuesday, 12 January 2021, 4:23 pm
Kaitoke Regional Park will be everybody s big backyard
this Saturday as Greater Wellington hosts Whānau Summer
Day, a free event for the whole family.
Celebrating
the classic Kiwi backyard, the day will be full of
activities, surprises and stories about this magnificent
natural setting.
Greater Wellington Councillor Ros
Connelly, who will be attending, says that the event
promises to be a fun filled way for whānau to get closer to
nature.
“Our Whānau Summer Day shows that parks are
at the heart of communities. We are so lucky to have the
fantastic Kaitoke Regional Park sitting on our doorstep.