Wairarapa Division

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=92 BGCOLOR="#CC9900" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>Akatarawa Recreational Access Committee</I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT><B>    |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Akatarawa Recreational Access Committee"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Akatarawa Forest Division"><U>Akatarawa Forest Division</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Waiotauru Road Division "><U>Waiotauru Road Division </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hutt Valley Division"><U>Hutt Valley Division</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wellington South Coast Division"><U>Wellington South Coast Division</U></A>   |   <B>Wairarapa Division</B>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Manawatu Division"><U>Manawatu Division</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=200 BGCOLOR="#663300" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="03fc8c00dvmwfe.jpg"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="77" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 86 WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="86" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=388 BGCOLOR="#FFCC80" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Wairarapa Division</I></div> <div> Well, the first working-bee went off tremendously well, with about 20 vehicles per day, and more then 10 Km's of track cleared and tidied.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="08b902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5">The contracts between ARAC and DOC have been signed, and herald a new era for DOC, since this is the first time in the whole Country where a recreational group such as ARAC not only maintain the road, but are also the Permit Issuing authority.</div> <bR> <div> All our Safety Policies and Plans have passed auditting against best practices, just to demonstarte that we are truly serious about safety in this magnificent back-country trail.</div> <bR> <div> An inspection by the Department of Conservation roading engineer, was completed, and areas for attention identified. A working bee is scheduled for mid April 2004</div> <bR> <div> Again, watch this space for progress.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>