News
Click on the news headlines below for the full story
Deprecated: mysql_connect(): The mysql extension is deprecated and will be removed in the future: use mysqli or PDO instead in
/home/tossi/public_html/newsadmin/common/class.dbconnect.php(1) : eval()'d code on line
8
Strict Standards: Declaration of Sequence::delete() should be compatible with Item::delete($id) in
/home/tossi/public_html/newsadmin/common/class.sequence.php(1) : eval()'d code on line
44
| Thompson Track now open through Mangatawhiri Valley |
| Published on 21-12-2011 | Email To Friend Print Version
|
TOSSI celebrated the opening of the new Thompson Track at the November 'Sunday in the Park'.
The new track meanders through the Mangatawhiri Wetlands upstream from the Lagoon amidst plantings that TOSSI instigated in 2007. Several boardwalk sections form crucial links along the way. Together with the new Lagoon Boardwalk, these were constructed by TOSSI volunteers led by Roger Williams. The new Track is named in recognition of Rhys and Sheila Thompson, stalwarts of TOSSI, who have been with the group since ‘before it started’ and were fundamental to its inception and have been involved in all aspects of TOSSI’s activities since. The Thompson Track is a small acknowledgement of their own efforts and of their ability to inspire action in others. Together with Paul Williams and Les Cave, Rhys was a driving force behind the TOSSI-led restoration of the Mangatawhiri Wetlands. Our thanks also to the Chisholm Whitney Family Charitable Trust for their generous contribution towards the construction of the boardwalks.
|
|
