Social Outings
Pre Workshop Activity
Wednesday 13 March
Remutaka Cycle Trail
Get out and enjoy the most popular section of the Remutaka Cycle Trail
Includes shuttle to drop of point, bike (hardtail mountain bike) Helmet, GPS tracker. Option to upgrade to electric bike is $175pp.
Depart from Martinborough 9.30am (please arrive at our base by 9.15am)
Our shuttle goes through Featherston, where we collect riders from the Fell Locomotion Museum on Lyon Street, then across the hill to our first drop point.
Drop 1) Maymorn Station
This is our most popular and recommended start point for a one day ride on the Remutaka Cycle Trail.
Maymorn to Cross Creek is ~25km. You pass through 5 Tunnels.
Maymorn to Featherston is ~39km. You pass through 5 Tunnels and finish at the Royal Hotel, a great place for a cold drink (Most popular)
Maymorn to Greytown is ~55km. You pass through 5 tunnels and will experience New Zealand’s longest suspension bridge across the Tauherenikau River. Finish with a cool beer on the deck of The Whiteswan Country Hotel, a Wairarapa icon.
Drop 2) Kaitoke
Kaitoke is a popular starting point for locals who drive with their own cars – often it is busy and crowded.
Starting at Kaitoke reduces the distances above by about 7km, and cuts out two short, sharp inclines.
What to expect
We start with a shuttle from Martinborough to Maymorn that takes around 40-60 minutes, depending on pick-ups.
From Maymourn you start with a short sharp incline, but the majority of the trail ascends with an easy 1:30 gradient.
You pass through up to 5 tunnels during the ride and may cross two spectacular swing bridges. Along the way there is native bush and pretty rivers with great signage that provide excellent historical information.
You descend from the Remutaka Summit Rail Yards to Cross Creek in Wairarapa on a steeper trail. It is still wide and well formed. Toward the bottom of the hill is a section of single track that some riders choose to dismount for parts of – it is easy riding with a couple of rough areas.
Riders can choose to use the road or off road trail to make their way into Featherston.
If you choose to continue to Greytown, expect quiet country roads and groomed cycle paths – marvel at the longest Suspension bridge in New Zealand.
What to bring
Comfortable clothes for cycling (no jeans!) that are suitable for the weather conditions.
Wind/waterproof jacket.
Shoes with closed in toes.
Water bottle (we can supply filtered water), we prefer not to supply single use water bottles, but can if you don’t have your own water bottle.
Cycling gloves, we have some available for sale if you don’t have your own.
Lunch -we supply some snack bars – but you may wish to have more food with you.
Workshop Social Outings
Thursday 14 March
Karahui Wine Bar & Eatery
Invitation to attendees and their partners.
Please note there is a maximum number of people for dinner. Bookings are on a first booked basis.
Join us on the first night of the workshop, for networking and catching up with other members in the relaxed atmosphere of the Martinborough. Karahui deliver a fun, relaxing and approachable style of service, showcasing a delivery of Wairarapa and Aotearoa’s exciting wine and food. Their ingredients are sourced from small scale producers that their chefs know, trust and respect, who have a commitment to quality and sustainability. The menu is seasonal, nourishing, and creative. Inspired by the whenua (land), moana (sea), and tāngata (people) of Aotearoa.
Join us for a casual dining experience with sharing plates.
Evening includes: starters, main, petite fours & drink on arrival.
Please make your way to Karahui Wine Bar & Eatery, located opposite the square.
Please advise if you have any dietary requirements.
At your leisure
Dinner bookings
If you’d prefer to make your own dinner arrangements; make a booking at one of the following restaurants at your leisure.
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Cool Change
8 Memorial Square, Martinborough
06 306 9665
Mesita
14c Ohio Street, Martinborough
06 306 8475
The White Swan
109 Main Street, Greytown
06 304 8894
Friday 15 March
7.30 pm
$130 per person
1 Martins Road, Martinborough
Moy Hall Vineyard
Invitation to attendees and their partners.
Please note there is a maximum number of people for dinner. Bookings are on a first booked basis.
Taste homegrown wines from the Scottish longhouse set in the vineyard.
Continue networking and catching up with friends overlooking Moy Hall vineyard.
Evening includes 3 course buffet dinner, welcome drink and return transfers.
Please meet outside the Waihinga Centre at 7.10pm for your transport to Moy Hall Vineyard,
Please advise if you have any dietary requirements?
Saturday 16 March
7:30-8:20 am
$40 per person
Waihinga Centre, 8 Texas Street
Breakfast at The Waihinga Center
Attendee’s and their partners are invited.
Enjoy a buffet breakfast before the last morning of the workshop gets underway.
Post Workshop Activity
Saturday 16 March or Sunday 17 March
Remutaka Cycle Trail
Get out and enjoy the most popular section of the Remutaka Cycle Trail
Includes shuttle to drop of point, bike (hardtail mountain bike) Helmet, GPS tracker. Option to upgrade to electric bike is $175pp.
Depart from Martinborough 9.30am (please arrive at our base by 9.15am)
Our shuttle goes through Featherston, where we collect riders from the Fell Locomotion Museum on Lyon Street, then across the hill to our first drop point.
Drop 1) Maymorn Station
This is our most popular and recommended start point for a one day ride on the Remutaka Cycle Trail.
Maymorn to Cross Creek is ~25km. You pass through 5 Tunnels.
Maymorn to Featherston is ~39km. You pass through 5 Tunnels and finish at the Royal Hotel, a great place for a cold drink (Most popular)
Maymorn to Greytown is ~55km. You pass through 5 tunnels and will experience New Zealand’s longest suspension bridge across the Tauherenikau River. Finish with a cool beer on the deck of The Whiteswan Country Hotel, a Wairarapa icon.
Drop 2) Kaitoke
Kaitoke is a popular starting point for locals who drive with their own cars – often it is busy and crowded.
Starting at Kaitoke reduces the distances above by about 7km, and cuts out two short, sharp inclines.
What to expect
We start with a shuttle from Martinborough to Maymorn that takes around 40-60 minutes, depending on pick-ups.
From Maymourn you start with a short sharp incline, but the majority of the trail ascends with an easy 1:30 gradient.
You pass through up to 5 tunnels during the ride and may cross two spectacular swing bridges. Along the way there is native bush and pretty rivers with great signage that provide excellent historical information.
You descend from the Remutaka Summit Rail Yards to Cross Creek in Wairarapa on a steeper trail. It is still wide and well formed. Toward the bottom of the hill is a section of single track that some riders choose to dismount for parts of – it is easy riding with a couple of rough areas.
Riders can choose to use the road or off road trail to make their way into Featherston.
If you choose to continue to Greytown, expect quiet country roads and groomed cycle paths – marvel at the longest Suspension bridge in New Zealand.
What to bring
Comfortable clothes for cycling (no jeans!) that are suitable for the weather conditions.
Wind/waterproof jacket.
Shoes with closed in toes.
Water bottle (we can supply filtered water), we prefer not to supply single use water bottles, but can if you don’t have your own water bottle.
Cycling gloves, we have some available for sale if you don’t have your own.
Lunch -we supply some snack bars – but you may wish to have more food with you.
Keynote speaker – Claudia Batten
What High Performance Innovation looks like
In 2002, Claudia arrived jobless in NYC having left her corporate law career in New Zealand. Since then she has been on the founding team of two start ups which both had exits. First was Massive, a gaming ad network which was sold to Microsoft in 2006. Then Victors & Spoils where we pioneered crowdsourcing in an advertising agency. Havas acquired a majority stake in the agency in 2012.
Claudia is also a recent winner of the World Class New Zealand Supreme Award – the youngest recipient to date at 39 years old.
Her wins could have easily been losses without the belief that bad days bring out my “inner street fighter” Ultimately Claudia embraces life as a journey, and a very personal one.
She swears she’ll never fit a cookie cutter but who does? Be brave in accepting that life is not perfect and that challenges may arise at the weirdest of times but that only means that there is infinite potential to grow in any direction you wish. If you dare to ride the wave.