Submission on Nelson City Council’s Long Term Plan (LTP) From: Nelson Mountain Bike Club (NMTBC) ________________________________________________________________   About Nelson Mountain Bike Club The Nelson Mountain Bike Club (NMTBC) is a volunteer-driven, non-profit organisation that works to promote mountain biking in the Nelson region. Created in 1989, we represent over 3000 members, making us the largest sporting club in the country.  Our club members have been working tirelessly for the last 35 years to establish Nelson as a world-class riding destination. Mountain biking in Nel ..read more

NCC Long Term Plan Submission   Nelson City Council’s Long-Term Plan (10-year budget) is up for consultation! The Nelson Mountain Bike Club is passionate about our community securing a long term access agreement with Ngāti Koata to be able to recreate on their land.  The Nelson City Council has identified the access agreement as a ‘project’ in their long term plan that is out now for public consultation.​ Everyone can make a​ submission on the ​long term plan, these submissions will influence what the council prioritise is important to our region. Nelson Mountain Bike Club will ..read more

George Swift - European Racing Report On May 16th I left NZ with my Mum and Dad and headed to the UK to start the 5-month self-supported tour of Europe for 5 rounds of the UCI Enduro World Series, luckily enough my Aunty and Uncle loaned us their camper van to travel in. We headed off from Nottingham to the Dover to  Calais Ferry on the 26th of May, which turned into the first drama of the trip. After the 5-hour drive to the ferry which you thought would have charged the battery on the camper van, it decided not  to start when we were told to board the boat. To avoid missing the ..read more

Louise Kelly - European Racing Report The first Europe block of the UCI Enduro World Series wrapped up 8 weeks ago.    We raced in Pietra, Ligure first up at the beginning of June. Pietra is an epic place, a place I really love riding and I was super excited to get back racing here as this was the first race I ever did outside of New Zealand in 2020. Practice was a big, hot day on the bike and really showed us for what we were in for come race day.    Unfortunately, I had been struggling with some sickness beforehand and come race day I pushed through to complete the d ..read more

Successful Enduro MTB National Championships to return to Nelson After the success of the inaugural event, the Enduro MTB National Championships have been confirmed in Nelson for 2024 and 2025, Cycling New Zealand announced today. The popular Cable Bay Enduro will again partner with Nelson Mountain Bike Club and Cycling New Zealand to stage the 2024 championships at the Cable Bay Adventure Park near Nelson, with the 2025 venue to be confirmed. Enduro MTB is a fast-growing mountain bike discipline, and identifies most closely with the recreational mountain biker. It is like a motor rally w ..read more

The front country cull will be finished by end of today. Front country reserves will open tomorrow. These are – Atmore, Tantragee, Brook, Eureka, Marsden and Ngati Koata whenua on Codgers and Fringed Hill. Back Country reserves will remain closed till 5pm Friday 2nd June. The post Council Culling Update appeared first on Nelson Mountain Bike Club ..read more

TRAILS CLOSED NCC, Ngāti Koata and Tasman Pine Forests Ltd have contracted a team of professional hunters (Trap and Trigger Ltd) to undertake culling of ungulate species (i.e. deer, goats and pigs) in the following areas (see map below): The Back Country Cull: Maitai and Roding Water Reserves. These areas will be closed 24/7 for the date range of the operation, the exception being the Coppermine Trail which will be open on weekends from midnight Fridays until midnight Sundays only . Front Country Cull: Atmore Reserve, Tantragee Reserve, Eureka Park, Brook Conservation Reserve, Marsde ..read more

There was a great turn out at the 2023 AGM, thanks to everyone who made the effort to come along, we had over 50 members in attendance. The NMTBC committee enjoyed meeting with members, being able to answer questions and receive feedback from attendees. Thanks to Matt Ball for doing a great job of chairing the meeting and to all the NMTBC Committee portfolio holders who shared summaries from their portfolio. Matt introduced members to the new NMTBC Club Manager, Geoff Wright, who spoke about his enthusiasm for the role. Matt thanked the previous Club Manager, Belinda Crisp, the club contractor ..read more

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HArvest Update With the upgrade of Glider Road having now commenced ahead of the upcoming harvest, we are going to more stringently manage the use of Glider Road for both walkers/bikers and vehicle access. I have attached a map showing the initial closure (till end of June) and added a few comments below with regards to Glider Road use and general use of the Marsden Reserve/Barnicoat Walkway: Glider Road Throughout the duration of the Glider Road upgrade and harvest of the forest, Glider Road will be closed during weekdays. The main closure point will be from the start of the Barnicoat W ..read more