PRESS RELEASE – 21 June 2018
Te Kawerau a Maki would like to clarify and confirm the list of tracks within and surrounding the Waitakere Ranges
forested area (the Waitakere Rahui) that are currently* considered safe to use and for which controlled public access
has been authorised by Te Kawerau a Maki within the rahui area. We ask the public to please respect the rahui and stay
out of all forested areas and forest tracks not included on the list below. This includes forested local parks and DOC
land. We are actively seeking the Government and Council to work with us and the community as a matter of urgency on
developing a Waitakere Plan and strategy to ensure the kauri forest is protected for future generations, while providing
rationalised, kauri-safe, and long-term solutions for public access to enjoy this taonga.
We wish to sincerely thank the public for your continued support and patience in helping us help the Waitakere forest.
*All forested tracks are subject to monthly and storm-event auditing to ensure track standards do not deteriorate to
unsafe levels which will result in immediate closure.
Forest TracksLookout Track (Arataki Visitor Centre)Nature Trail (Upper Loop and Plant ID)Beveridge TrackOrpheus Graves TrackParker TrackMarawhara WalkService RoadsHuia Dam Road (to dam only) (Watercare)Pipeline Road & part of Pipeline Track (Watercare)Upper Nihotupu Dam Road (Watercare) and Upper Nihotupu WalkWaitakere Dam WalkExhibition Drive Walk (Watercare) Non-Forested TracksAnawhata Beach TrackCave Rock TrackLaird Thompson TrackLion Rock TrackLong Road Track (partial - from road end to where paddock meets forest)McLachlan Monument TrackRose TrackSignal House TrackSpraggs Monument TrackTasman Lookout TrackTe Henga Walkway (DOC)Kakamatua Beach Walk (requires a short section of track upgrade but otherwise a beach access walk)Lake Wainamu Track (eastern side) Mercer Bay Loop TrackAdditional Non-Forested TracksHuia lookout trackTracks at Hinge Bay beachTrack to Whatipu beachWhatipu caves trackTrack to bench seat at Pukehuhu only (do not continue along Omanawanui track)Whatipu coastal walkPohutakawa glade walkTrack down stream to beachTunnel point trackTrack to beach from carpark