A year to remember
Welcome to our report This last year has been ‘interesting’ for many reasons. We’ve navigated through the continued impacts of COVID-19, dealt with dramatic weather events that have caused huge disruption and damage to many of our outdoor places, and throughout this a record number of Kiwis have been getting outdoors. Reassuringly, one thing has remained consistent, and that’s the high level of collaboration we see across the sector through all the work we do. The sector works together to ensure people enjoy their outdoor adventures and make it home safely. As always, this collaboration is about the people. You have been right there with us as we have established new insights and as we created new engaging content, always in partnership. This year we have been producing seven more track specific tramping safety videos to compliment the existing 12 hugely successful videos from series one. The development of these is a great example of collaboration, with people from many of our Council Members and Partner organisations directly involved with pre-production, filming and post-production development. The original 12 videos have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times, and this next series is expected to build on that success. Our new ‘Plan My Walk’ app is a standout highlight and is already gaining momentum well ahead of summer 2021. Early indications suggest that significant numbers of Kiwis (and internationals when they return) will use this tool as they plan for, and embark on, their walking and tramping adventures. Make sure you have checked it out on the iOS or Android app store, or online, and please continue to share it with your local communities. Plan My Walk has also benefitted significantly from collaboration and is another example of the sector working together to benefit people exploring the outdoors. As you all reflect on the content through these pages, you will be encouraged to see the impact that this prevention work continues to have. We are grateful to our staff, our board, and all of you; from our Council Members, Partners and funders who have embraced and shared our mission. Together, we will continue to achieve so much more. But now, we are pleased to present to you a reflection on 2020-21 and all that we accomplished together.
PHOTO: Bevan Smith, filming Alpine Route tramping video in Richmond Ranges
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