The Waikato River Trails Trust - Our Vision

The Waikato River Trails Trust vision is to create and sustain a variety of exciting walking and cycling trails as an enduring natural attraction which links riparian restoration with enhancement of the Waikato Region as an active recreation destination.

Meet the Waikato River Trails Trustees

The Waikato River Trails Trust was established to plan, construct, promote and maintain cycling and walking trails along the Waikato River and the region's hydro lakes. Without our dedicated trustees, the trails wouldn't be what they are today.

Trustee	Bio
Ali Van der Heyden Chairperson	Company Director, member of NZ Lotteries Board Regional Committee, former South Waikato Economic Development Trust Member, Te Waihou Public Working Party member
Gordon Blake Deputy Chairperson	Former South Waikato Mayor, Company Director, Co-Chair of the Guardians Establishment Committee for the Waikato River, Trustee of Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust
Stuart Edmeades Trustee	Chair of Te Waihou Walkway Public Working Party, farmer
George Harrison Trustee	Retired forestry recreation manager, fantastic local knowledge
Dick Johnson Trustee	Farmer and enthusiastic neighbour to the first Lake Arapuni River Trail
Katie Bayes Trustee	Farming neighbour of Lake Arapuni, keen photographer
Herman van Rooijen Co-opted member	South Waikato District Councillor representative, retired farmer, keen environmentalist and tramper
Dennis Bomford Co-opted member	Representative for Hancock Forest Management (NZ) and enthusiastic supporter of the River Trails
Stephanie O'Sullivan Co-opted member	Representative for Raukawa Trust Board, qualified Envirnomental Manager for Raukawa
Alan Hurcomb Co-opted member	Representative for Mighty River Power, keen hunter and tramper, active supporter of the Waikato River Trails