JEFF CARTER - TRAIL DESIGNER
Director of Southstar Trails & Southstar Shuttles (Rotorua, NZ)
Founding Director of NZ Trail Solutions Ltd (closed). Responsible for 110 kiwi trailcrew and the design and construction of over 500km of handbuilt singletrack in projects in Chile, Portugal, Jamaica, Australia, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand
President of Mountain Bike New Zealand 2009/2010
President of Rotorua MTB Club 2007/08
Currently on the Standards NZ advisory board working on NZ track construction and maintenance standards.
Qualifications: Bachelor with Hons in Mechanical Engineering from Canterbury University, Wheels Tracks and Rollers License.
Chainsaw 6916, 6917 units
First Aid
Contact: [email protected], ph +64 21619954
Founding Director of NZ Trail Solutions Ltd (closed). Responsible for 110 kiwi trailcrew and the design and construction of over 500km of handbuilt singletrack in projects in Chile, Portugal, Jamaica, Australia, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand
President of Mountain Bike New Zealand 2009/2010
President of Rotorua MTB Club 2007/08
Currently on the Standards NZ advisory board working on NZ track construction and maintenance standards.
Qualifications: Bachelor with Hons in Mechanical Engineering from Canterbury University, Wheels Tracks and Rollers License.
Chainsaw 6916, 6917 units
First Aid
Contact: [email protected], ph +64 21619954
CHARLIE MAKEA- SPECIALIST MACHINE OPERATOR
Charlie Makea is from Napier, and has worked for Southstar Trails since 2016, firstly as a trail shaper and now as an experienced excavator operator and site manager. Charlie has worked on many Southstar projects including the Makara Peak Skills Park, Te Mata Peak, Super Plus Trail in Wellington, Niseko Japan, Cardrona, Skyline Queenstown
Qualifications: Wheels Track & Rollers, Chainsaw units 6916, 6917, Workplace First Aid
Enjoys: Downhill (New Zealand representative rider 2018/2019), Pump Track, Dirt Jumps, Trail Riding
Qualifications: Wheels Track & Rollers, Chainsaw units 6916, 6917, Workplace First Aid
Enjoys: Downhill (New Zealand representative rider 2018/2019), Pump Track, Dirt Jumps, Trail Riding
GREG PROUSE - SPECIALIST MACHINE OPERATOR
Greg started working for Southstar Trails in 2016, with the climbing trail in the Arapuki MTB Park Trails in Palmerston North. Greg has worked on multiple projects around the North Island including Wanganui, Te Mata Peak, Waitangi MTB Park, Grey Lyn Pump Track, Craggy Range, Mt Victoria Wellington, Stratford Pump Track, Whataupoko MTB Park Gisborne, Whangawehu Valley Mahia, Whangamata MTB Park
Qualifications: First Aid, Wheels Tracks and Rollers, Chainsaw 6916, 6917
Enjoys: Trail Riding, Snowboarding
