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The mission statement of the group is: 'To protect and improve the natural, recreational, and cultural values of the Clutha Mata-Au River corridor, from Lake Wanaka to the Pacific, by establishing a Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway, including a Clutha River Trail, with an integrated management body to safeguard the public interest with a long-term vision.' |
The mission statement of the group is: 'To protect and improve the natural, recreational, and cultural values of the Clutha Mata-Au River corridor, from Lake Wanaka to the Pacific, by establishing a Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway, including a Clutha River Trail, with an integrated management body to safeguard the public interest with a long-term vision.' |
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The Parkway Group is working with trail-focused community groups such as the Clutha Gold Trail Trust,<ref name="ODT_36369">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/alexandra/36369/walking-and-biking-track-would-link-others |title=Walking and biking track would link to others |author=Brown, Diane |date=17 December 2008 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> and the Upper Clutha Tracks Trust,<ref>{{cite web|title=Riverrun Trail Series|url=http://www.uctt.org.nz/|publisher=UCTT|accessdate=5 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qldc.govt.nz/Default.aspx?tabid%3D249 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-03-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125160935/http://qldc.govt.nz |
The Parkway Group is working with trail-focused community groups such as the Clutha Gold Trail Trust,<ref name="ODT_36369">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/alexandra/36369/walking-and-biking-track-would-link-others |title=Walking and biking track would link to others |author=Brown, Diane |date=17 December 2008 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> and the Upper Clutha Tracks Trust,<ref>{{cite web|title=Riverrun Trail Series|url=http://www.uctt.org.nz/|publisher=UCTT|accessdate=5 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qldc.govt.nz/Default.aspx?tabid%3D249 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-03-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125160935/http://qldc.govt.nz/Default.aspx?tabid=249 |archivedate=2009-01-25 |df= }}</ref> to create a contiguous trail that is expected to become a popular tourism draw-card, bringing considerable economic benefits to the region, and facilitating further river corridor improvements such as native restoration. |
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The project was initiated by Lewis Verduyn,<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-12092798.html ]{{dead link|date=September 2016}}</ref> a [[rafting]] operator on the Upper Clutha Mata-Au who has rafted the river since 1981. He became Chairperson of the project and is known as an advocate for river protection and conservation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723231417/http://www.nzffa.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=107 |
The project was initiated by Lewis Verduyn,<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-12092798.html ]{{dead link|date=September 2016}}</ref> a [[rafting]] operator on the Upper Clutha Mata-Au who has rafted the river since 1981. He became Chairperson of the project and is known as an advocate for river protection and conservation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110723231417/http://www.nzffa.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=107%3Aletter-iro-opposition-to-further-damming-of-the-clutha-river&catid=34%3Ageneral-articles ]</ref> |
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The Clutha Mata-Au River is New Zealand's largest and most powerful river. It carves 338 km from the [[Southern Alps (New Zealand)|Southern Alps]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]], traversing the semi-desert interior of [[Otago]] known as [[Central Otago]]. |
The Clutha Mata-Au River is New Zealand's largest and most powerful river. It carves 338 km from the [[Southern Alps (New Zealand)|Southern Alps]] to the [[Pacific Ocean]], traversing the semi-desert interior of [[Otago]] known as [[Central Otago]]. |
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The owners of these dams, Contact Energy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactenergy.co.nz/web/home |title=NZ Electricity & Gas Power Company |publisher=Contact Energy |date=2012-01-02 |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> announced in February 2009<ref name="ODT_45249">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/central-otago/45249/contact-revisits-plans-4-dams |title=Contact revisits plans for 4 dams |author=Conway, Glenn |date=27 February 2009 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> that they were revisiting former plans for four more large dams on the Clutha Mata-Au. Some people believe that this development would provide jobs and new lakes for recreation, and that the industrialisation of the river valley is an acceptable consequence. However, the Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group strongly opposes further damming of the river, as do many people in the river communities.<ref name="ODT_17926">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/central-otago/17926/clutha-communities-prepare-stop-dams |title=Clutha communities prepare to stop dams |author=Conway, Glenn |date=15 August 2008 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="ODT_52825">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/central-otago/52825/beaumont-residents-against-dams |title=Beaumont residents against dams |author=Conway, Glenn |date=25 April 2009 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="ODT_45259">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/otago/45259/hydro-plans-039slap-face039 |title=Hydro plans 'slap in the face' |author=Haggart, Matthew |date=27 February 2009 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="ODT_52122">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/central-otago/52122/river-park-and-trail-group-attacks-dam-plans |title=River park and trail group attacks dam plans |author=Lynda Van Kempen |date=20 April 2009 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="ODT_52974">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/52974/dams039-impact-causes-concern |title=Dams' impact causes concern |author=Cannan, Dave |date=27 April 2009 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="ODT_18937">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/central-otago/18937/district-remains-opposed-dams |title=District remains opposed to dams |author=Conway, Glenn |date=22 August 2008 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> |
The owners of these dams, Contact Energy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactenergy.co.nz/web/home |title=NZ Electricity & Gas Power Company |publisher=Contact Energy |date=2012-01-02 |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> announced in February 2009<ref name="ODT_45249">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/central-otago/45249/contact-revisits-plans-4-dams |title=Contact revisits plans for 4 dams |author=Conway, Glenn |date=27 February 2009 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> that they were revisiting former plans for four more large dams on the Clutha Mata-Au. Some people believe that this development would provide jobs and new lakes for recreation, and that the industrialisation of the river valley is an acceptable consequence. However, the Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group strongly opposes further damming of the river, as do many people in the river communities.<ref name="ODT_17926">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/central-otago/17926/clutha-communities-prepare-stop-dams |title=Clutha communities prepare to stop dams |author=Conway, Glenn |date=15 August 2008 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="ODT_52825">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/central-otago/52825/beaumont-residents-against-dams |title=Beaumont residents against dams |author=Conway, Glenn |date=25 April 2009 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="ODT_45259">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/otago/45259/hydro-plans-039slap-face039 |title=Hydro plans 'slap in the face' |author=Haggart, Matthew |date=27 February 2009 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="ODT_52122">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/central-otago/52122/river-park-and-trail-group-attacks-dam-plans |title=River park and trail group attacks dam plans |author=Lynda Van Kempen |date=20 April 2009 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="ODT_52974">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/your-town/queenstown/52974/dams039-impact-causes-concern |title=Dams' impact causes concern |author=Cannan, Dave |date=27 April 2009 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref><ref name="ODT_18937">{{cite web |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/the-regions/central-otago/18937/district-remains-opposed-dams |title=District remains opposed to dams |author=Conway, Glenn |date=22 August 2008 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> |
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In October, 2009, the Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmrp.org.nz/ |title=Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway |publisher=Cmrp.org.nz |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> facilitated the formation of the Clutha River Forum,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0910/S00259.htm |title=Clutha Forum Launches ‘Option 5’ Campaign | Scoop News |publisher=Scoop.co.nz |date=2009-10-16 |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rush |first=Molyneux |url=http://cluthariverguardian.blogspot.com/2009/10/clutha-forum-launches-option-5-campaign.html |title=Clutha River Guardian: Clutha Forum Launches ‘Option 5’ |publisher=Cluthariverguardian.blogspot.com |date=2009-10-17 |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> an alliance of conservation groups and concerned individuals throughout Otago and New Zealand, who have resolved to work together to prevent further [[Think Big]] dams on the Clutha River. Members of the Forum include: Upper Clutha River Guardians,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucrg.org.nz/ |title=Upper Clutha River Guardians |publisher=Ucrg.org.nz |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group, Central Otago Environmental Society (Save Central),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coes.co.nz/ |title=Central Otago Environmental Society - Home |publisher=Coes.co.nz |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> Beaumont Residents Group,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.handsoffbeaumont.blogspot.com/ |title=Hands Off Beaumont |publisher=Handsoffbeaumont.blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> Lower Clutha River Guardians, Forest & Bird (Dunedin / Central – Lakes). The Forum is campaigning for "Option 5 - NO More Dams".<ref>{{cite web|last=Rush |first=Molyneux |url=http://savetheclutha.blogspot.com/ |title=Save The Clutha |publisher=Savetheclutha.blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> |
In October, 2009, the Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmrp.org.nz/ |title=Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway |publisher=Cmrp.org.nz |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> facilitated the formation of the Clutha River Forum,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK0910/S00259.htm |title=Clutha Forum Launches ‘Option 5’ Campaign | Scoop News |publisher=Scoop.co.nz |date=2009-10-16 |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rush |first=Molyneux |url=http://cluthariverguardian.blogspot.com/2009/10/clutha-forum-launches-option-5-campaign.html |title=Clutha River Guardian: Clutha Forum Launches ‘Option 5’ |publisher=Cluthariverguardian.blogspot.com |date=2009-10-17 |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> an alliance of conservation groups and concerned individuals throughout Otago and New Zealand, who have resolved to work together to prevent further [[Think Big]] dams on the Clutha River. Members of the Forum include: Upper Clutha River Guardians,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ucrg.org.nz/ |title=Upper Clutha River Guardians |publisher=Ucrg.org.nz |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205135428/http://www.ucrg.org.nz/ |archivedate=2013-02-05 |df= }}</ref> Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group, Central Otago Environmental Society (Save Central),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coes.co.nz/ |title=Central Otago Environmental Society - Home |publisher=Coes.co.nz |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> Beaumont Residents Group,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.handsoffbeaumont.blogspot.com/ |title=Hands Off Beaumont |publisher=Handsoffbeaumont.blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> Lower Clutha River Guardians, Forest & Bird (Dunedin / Central – Lakes). The Forum is campaigning for "Option 5 - NO More Dams".<ref>{{cite web|last=Rush |first=Molyneux |url=http://savetheclutha.blogspot.com/ |title=Save The Clutha |publisher=Savetheclutha.blogspot.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-19}}</ref> |
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The Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group, New Zealand, was formed in October 2003, and is an Incorporated Society, with Charitable and Donee Status. The Group was set up in response to land development issues along the Clutha Mata-Au River corridor,[1] much of which has high scenic and recreational values. The project aims to establish a regional river parkway, including a river trail, along the entire 338 km river corridor from Lake Wanaka to the Pacific Ocean.
The mission statement of the group is: 'To protect and improve the natural, recreational, and cultural values of the Clutha Mata-Au River corridor, from Lake Wanaka to the Pacific, by establishing a Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway, including a Clutha River Trail, with an integrated management body to safeguard the public interest with a long-term vision.'
The Parkway Group is working with trail-focused community groups such as the Clutha Gold Trail Trust,[2] and the Upper Clutha Tracks Trust,[3][4] to create a contiguous trail that is expected to become a popular tourism draw-card, bringing considerable economic benefits to the region, and facilitating further river corridor improvements such as native restoration.
The project was initiated by Lewis Verduyn,[5] a rafting operator on the Upper Clutha Mata-Au who has rafted the river since 1981. He became Chairperson of the project and is known as an advocate for river protection and conservation.[6]
The Clutha Mata-Au River is New Zealand's largest and most powerful river. It carves 338 km from the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean, traversing the semi-desert interior of Otago known as Central Otago.
The waters of the Clutha Mata-Au are clear turquoise in the upper reaches, a characteristic that results from glacial and snow-melt filtering by upland lakes, especially Lake Wanaka. In global terms this is rare, because glacially fed rivers are normally discoloured by rock flour. The Clutha Mata-Au is also often listed among the world's swiftest rivers.
Historically, the river has been the focus of intense gold-mining. The Central Otago Gold Rush began in 1861, and it was this influx of people that led to the establishment of many of the river towns that still exist today, such as Alexandra, Clyde, and Cromwell.
In 1956, a large hydro-electric dam was commissioned at Roxburgh, flooding the deep-sided Roxburgh Gorge and several well-known rapids, including the Molyneux Falls and the Golden Falls. Another large dam was commissioned at Clyde in 1992, flooding the Cromwell Gorge and the often photographed Cromwell Junction where the silty Kawarau River merged reluctantly with the clear Upper Clutha. The Clyde Dam was highly controversial, having been mistakenly built above an active fault, the River Channel Fault.[7]
The owners of these dams, Contact Energy,[8] announced in February 2009[9] that they were revisiting former plans for four more large dams on the Clutha Mata-Au. Some people believe that this development would provide jobs and new lakes for recreation, and that the industrialisation of the river valley is an acceptable consequence. However, the Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group strongly opposes further damming of the river, as do many people in the river communities.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
In October, 2009, the Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group[16] facilitated the formation of the Clutha River Forum,[17][18] an alliance of conservation groups and concerned individuals throughout Otago and New Zealand, who have resolved to work together to prevent further Think Big dams on the Clutha River. Members of the Forum include: Upper Clutha River Guardians,[19] Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group, Central Otago Environmental Society (Save Central),[20] Beaumont Residents Group,[21] Lower Clutha River Guardians, Forest & Bird (Dunedin / Central – Lakes). The Forum is campaigning for "Option 5 - NO More Dams".[22]
References
- ^ "New Zealand at a crossroads". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Brown, Diane (17 December 2008). "Walking and biking track would link to others". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "Riverrun Trail Series". UCTT. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-25. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
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- ^ Trevor Reeves; Judith Wolfe. An Abuse of Power, The Story of the Clyde Dam. ISBN 0-908562-12-8.
- ^ "NZ Electricity & Gas Power Company". Contact Energy. 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ Conway, Glenn (27 February 2009). "Contact revisits plans for 4 dams". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ Conway, Glenn (15 August 2008). "Clutha communities prepare to stop dams". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ Conway, Glenn (25 April 2009). "Beaumont residents against dams". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ Haggart, Matthew (27 February 2009). "Hydro plans 'slap in the face'". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ Lynda Van Kempen (20 April 2009). "River park and trail group attacks dam plans". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ Cannan, Dave (27 April 2009). "Dams' impact causes concern". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ Conway, Glenn (22 August 2008). "District remains opposed to dams". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway". Cmrp.org.nz. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ "Clutha Forum Launches 'Option 5' Campaign | Scoop News". Scoop.co.nz. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ Rush, Molyneux (2009-10-17). "Clutha River Guardian: Clutha Forum Launches 'Option 5'". Cluthariverguardian.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ "Upper Clutha River Guardians". Ucrg.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Central Otago Environmental Society - Home". Coes.co.nz. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ "Hands Off Beaumont". Handsoffbeaumont.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ^ Rush, Molyneux. "Save The Clutha". Savetheclutha.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-01-19.