Mr Chambers has been chairman for 20 years and was still on the board.
Ensuring the infrastructure was up to the demands of more than 200,000 visitors a year was a key focus, Mr Devonshire said.
"There are going to be significant enhancements building on the existing framework but it will still retain its unique character as a rugged slice of paradise."
Previous consultation with the community identified the desire for more carparks, toilets, picnic areas and other facilities to provide a welcoming environment for a variety of users.
At the main gates along with more car parks, there would be extra seating, constructed from materials in keeping with the environment, and areas for people to gather before going for a bike or a walk on one of the trails.
Mr Devonshire said track development had been a further attraction, and without impinging on the established walking tracks, biking tracks had been designed with an eye to fitting in with the wider Hawke's Bay region cycle network.
"With any new tracks we are wanting connectivity.
"The wider regional strategy is to bring tourism here and enable people to ride or walk the trails without crossing a road - we count ourselves as part of that."
Working in with Hastings District Council, the trust had also created a landscape plan that proposed planting 4700 trees and shrubs, much of that work carried out by volunteers.
Enhancing educational opportunities was also in mind for the future, and bringing in new technology such as QR codes and apps to help people appreciate the fauna and flora.
Mr Devonshire said the work that had gone into the multi-million dollar visitor centre project, which was subsequently put on hold had not been wasted.
"We can use the information gathered from that and even create a virtual visitor centre if that's what's wanted."
The Hawke's Bay Maori Tourism Trust had taken on the lease of Peak House, and Mr Devonshire said he understood that a launch of their business plan was imminent.
The board was about to undertake its annual strategic review for the park in November, and there were a number of exciting initiatives proposed that would be discussed.
"Hopefully we will be in a position to announce these to the public in the new year."
Hastings District Council and Hawke's Bay Regional Council were key partners in the future planning for the park.
The regional council provided benefits in kind, including helping with maintenance and caretaking of the parks and tracks, and the district council provided some welcome operational funding as well as maintaining the road leading up 0to the park and administering the rubbish and toilet facilities.
Hastings District Council's board representative Malcolm Dixon said usage had trebled in the past three years, and he echoed the desire to keep the facility sustainable.
"Now we have to make sure we can cope for the benefit of all users, at they same time as being sympathetic to the environment for now and the future."
In addition to the council's investment, the trust would look at sourcing external funding for future redevelopments of the peak itself, Mr Devonshire said.
"We are really focused on the next 100 years - what's started now is just a step on the way."
He thanked people for the goodwill shown while works were under way at the main gate to the carpark and said all efforts were being made to minimise disruption.