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Meet our new Trustee: Liz Read

In this ongoing series, we’re profiling those recently appointed to Te Mata Park Trust. Alongside our Mana Whenua Trust Board, they form part of an eight-strong Board dedicated to enhancing and protecting Te Mata Park for all.
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Te Mata Park to temporarily close due to extreme fire risk

Te Mata Park will close to the public from 10pm today, Friday the 9th of January 2026, due to the extreme fire conditions identified by Hawke’s Bay Fire and Emergency
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Season’s Greetings!

As the year draws to a close, we reflect on another busy time in Te Mata Park.
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Rotary Havelock North supports key upgrades in Te Mata Park

We are pleased to share news of several practical upgrades in the Park, made possible through the generous support and hands-on mahi of Rotary Havelock North.
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Meet our new Aspiring Trustee: Jess Thomas

Jess Thomas is one of two Aspiring Trustees appointed to the role at Te Mata Park Trust earlier this year.
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Spring Newsletter

With small white mānuka flowers dotting the slopes, splashes of kōwhai colour, lush new growth, and the tūī soundtrack on repeat, spring is surely the prettiest time of year in Te Mata Park.
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Te Mata Park honoured with seventh Green Flag Community Award

Te Mata Park is delighted to receive a Green Flag Community Award for 2025 - the seventh since first entering the programme.
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Art Deco Trust to support Te Mata Park’s native regeneration

Plans for Te Mata Park’s 2026 native planting programme are in good shape thanks to a generous donation of $10,000 from Art Deco Trust.
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Invasive pest Chilean needle grass discovered on Te Mata Peak

Chilean needle grass, a highly invasive pest plant, has been discovered on Te Mata Peak, prompting a quick response from Te Mata Park Trust and the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council.
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Meet our new Aspiring Trustee: Julia Harison

Julia Harison is one of two Aspiring Trustees appointed to the role at Te Mata Park Trust earlier this year.
Eleanor Lonergan

Thank you to Pub Charity Limited for the generous support

Te Mata Park Trust is delighted to acknowledge and thank Pub Charity Limited for their generous grant of $5,300.
Paul Needham

Road to the summit closing early over Guy Fawkes

Te Mata Peak Rd will be closing at 7pm each night from Saturday 1 November through to Monday 10 November to help manage fire risk over the Guy Fawkes period.
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Hawke’s Bay Foundation grant to bolster Te Mata Park’s education programme

We are very grateful to the Hawke’s Bay Foundation for a grant of $5,000 that will go towards supporting Te Mata Park’s education programme.
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Boost for young bikers as Tamariki Ako re-opens

After an extensive redesign and revamp following damage sustained during Cyclone Gabrielle, Tamariki Ako, the dedicated kids’ bike track area in Te Mata Park, has been officially reopened.
Catherine Mueller

Squarely at the heart of the community

Owners of the much loved Four Square Te Mata, Jake and Sarah Coleman, celebrated two years in operation recently. They marked the anniversary with a generous donation to Te Mata Park’s Ngā Tipuna Fund, to contribute to the long-term financial sustainability of Te Mata Park.
Sarah Austin-Smithh

Thank you Grassroots Trust Central and The Lion Foundation

The Park’s operational funding has received a welcome boost thanks to a $5,000 grant from Grassroots Trust Central and a $4,000 grant from The Lion Foundation.
Eleanor Lonergan

Winter Planting Day 2025

A huge thank you to all our volunteers who helped with the planting of over 1,000 native rakau in Te Mata Park at our annual Winter Planting Day.
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Te Mata Park Trust appoints new Triple Peaks event organiser

Te Mata Park Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Triathlon Hawke’s Bay as the new event organiser for Triple Peaks – one of Hawke’s Bay’s most iconic sporting events.
Jon Lewin

Jon Lewin appointed Chair of Te Mata Park Trust

Te Mata Park Trust is pleased to share that Jon Lewin has been appointed to the role of Chair of the Te Mata Park Trust Board. Jon has served as a Trustee since his appointment to the Board in September 2022.
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New Te Mata Park trustees appointed

Two new appointments have been made to the Te Mata Park Trust board to fill vacancies left by Michael Bate and trust Chair Mike Devonshire who are stepping down after having served the maximum term of nine years voluntary service.
Simon Cartwright

Genera’s generosity set to support native restoration work in Te Mata Park

Te Mata Park Trust is delighted to have received a donation of $10,000 from biosecurity industry leader Genera.
Simon Cartwright

Thank you volunteers!

It’s Te Wiki Tuao ā-Motu - National Volunteer Week - and Te Mata Park Trust would like to acknowledge and thank the incredible volunteers who give their time, energy, and expertise to Te Mata Park.
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Peak community spirit from Peak Trail Blazer

We are so grateful to have received over $16,500 from the two recent Peak Trail Blazer events that have supported Te Mata Park Trust and Havelock North Primary.
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Clive School helping to grow the future of Te Mata Park

We’re excited to be working alongside the incredible team at Clive School, where environmentally conscious tamariki from their Enviro Team have been hard at work transplanting self-sown tītoki seedlings to support future planting in Te Mata Park.
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Haere mai | Welcome to Te Mata Park and its famous peak, one of the most loved and visited places in Hawke’s Bay.
Gifted in perpetuity to the community in 1927 and managed by a small group of volunteer trustees, with appreciated help from local councils and the community, the Park is a cultural, historical and recreational treasure.

Seven time winner of the prestigious international green space award.

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