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ROLL CREDITS

Rotorua. Southstar Shuttles. Jeff Carter.

Three icons of New Zealand’s mountain biking landscape. The shuttle uplift service in Rotorua that Jeff started from scratch has contributed significantly to the way mountain biking has developed in the area, and to the wider riding community visiting from throughout the country.

‘Has’ is the operative word in that sentence. After 13 years of constant reinvestment and growth, Southstar Shuttles is leaving the market, but not by choice. The forest landowners are iwi represented by Central North Island Iwi Holdings. They recently held a

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