The Oruahine track on Mauao will be temporarily closed next week for maintenance.

The track closure will take place from 7am Tuesday, 13 May until 4pm Wednesday, 14 May 2025.

This closure is to ensure public safety while pest plant control work is undertaken via abseilers above the track.

If you’re climbing to Te Tihi o Mauao (the summit of Mauao), please use the Waikorire or Motukauri tracks instead. Te Ara Tutanga (base track) will remain open throughout.

If this work is delayed because of weather or other unforeseen circumstances, it may be carried out on another suitable date.

For more information about tracks and locations on Mauao visit www.tauranga.govt.nz/mauao. Alternatively, you can find other fantastic walks in our city here.

With approximately a million visitors walking up or around the maunga each year, Mauao is currently one of New Zealand’s top scenic walks.

We appreciate your patience while we undertake these works to help protect a treasured taonga of cultural, historical, spiritual and natural significance.

Note:

Tauranga is New Zealand’s fifth-largest city, home to a diverse population of around 162,000 people. Tauranga is host to New Zealand’s largest export port supporting the horticultural, manufacturing and marine industries. Our city has one of NZ’s fastest growing regional economies, skilled job opportunities and a strong labour market.

Tauranga City Council works to deliver a city that:

• values and protects our natural environment
• is well planned, with a variety of successful and thriving compact centres
• is easy to move around and well connected
• supports business and education
• is inclusive, safe, resilient and healthy.

As an integral part of the wider Bay of Plenty region and upper North Island we recognise that we have a key role in making a significant contribution to the overall wellbeing of the region.

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