Ruapehu District Mayor Don Cameron has been appointed as the
new Chair of the Walking Access Commission Ara Hīkoi
Aotearoa.
Minister Damien O’Connor appointed Mr Cameron
for a 3-year term. He takes over from longstanding
Commission Chair John Forbes.
Cameron is an experienced
farmer and has been Mayor of Ruapehu District since
2007.
Cameron says that the Commission is at an exciting
crossroads.
"The recent independent review of the
Commission says it is highly regarded and remarkably
effective at developing and promoting public access to the
outdoors. But it could do much more - working strategically
with regions to
develop networks of public access, working
more closely with iwi, and supporting local people to grow
public access in their communities," says Cameron.
"I want
to see a network of public outdoor access in New Zealand
that is free, certain, enduring, and practical for us all to
use," says Cameron.
Cameron is also a representative on
the National Council of Local Government New Zealand. He is
a keen mountain biker with a wealth of experience in rural
and recreation access issues. He is a member of
Ruapehu-Whanganui Rural Support Trust and Rural Health
Alliance NZ, is the co-Chair of the Road Controlling
Authority and recently helped to set up the Ameku Road cycle
and walkway in
Raetihi.
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