Dickheads in 4wd’s have bene at it again ripping up Macetown, Skippers township and Chinamans Flat.
If you see any of this behavior, whether it be 4wd’s or motorcycles take pictures, get rego plate numbers if possible and report it to police. We don’t want to lose access to these places because of fuckwits.
Full article on Stuff.co.nz: https://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/301038386/fourwheel-drive-owners-urged-to-stick-to-tracks-after-reserves-damaged
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Government agencies are asking four-wheel drive vehicle owners to stick to formed roads after reports of ripped-up tracks have surfaced.
The Department of Conservation and the police have released photos of areas across Otago where four-wheel drive vehicles have caused damage and vandalised popular four-wheel driving destinations such as historic Macetown, Skippers township and the Chinamans Flat area.
Both Macetown Historic Reserve and Chinamans Flat have suffered from four-wheel drive vehicle use causing wheel ruts that will likely take decades to heal on the fragile vegetation and soils.
Threatened native birds nest on the gravelly areas of braided rivers such as the Dart River, which is near Chinamans Flat.
Please save lives and avoid driving in braided rivers from August, when these birds start nesting, until the end of February.
Sergeant Steve Watt, the team leader for road policing manager for the Otago Lakes area, said the vandalism caused by off-road vehicles in back country reserves was growing.
Anyone who witnesses illegal or suspicious activity in these areas is urged to contact the department on a 24-hour emergency hotline 0800 DOC HUT.”
