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Current Park Information and Events

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Sajith Muraleedharan

Winter Newsletter

From snow at the summit, to the community digging in at our Whānau Planting Day, to generous new funding for education in the Park - it's been a big winter on the maunga.
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Five years of trapping in the Park

This winter marks five years since trapping began in the Park, and the results are something to celebrate.
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A season of education growth

Our Schools for Trees programme has gone from strength to strength this winter, thanks to generous funding from Genera.
Tom Keefe

What you told us: Te Mata Park 2026 Survey results

Thank you to everyone who took part in this year's Te Mata Park community survey. Your feedback helps shape how we look after and improve the Park, and we're grateful for the time you took to share your thoughts.
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Community mahi brings new shelter to Tamariki Ako

A new structure at Tamariki Ako - our kids' bike track area - will give young riders and their whānau a place to shelter in all seasons while they enjoy the track.

Join the Te Mata Park Trust Board

Applications are now open to join the Te Mata Park Trust Board as a Trustee, helping guide the long-term stewardship of Te Mata Park, one of Te Matau-a-Māui's most treasured places.
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Whānau Planting Day a success

Thank you to everyone who dug in with us at our Whānau Planting Day recently. We planted 620 natives around Tamariki Ako (our kids’ bike track area), helping create future shade, shelter, beauty and biodiversity.
Tom Keefe

Thank You, First Light Community Foundation!

A big thank you to First Light Community Foundation for their grant of $848 towards the operational costs of Te Mata Park.
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Autumn news

As the seasons change across the maunga, this edition of our newsletter highlights some of the important work happening at the Trust - from a Green Flag “Best of the Best” award and our native planting plans, to the next generation of kaitiaki, safety improvements at the Main Gates entrance, and the efforts of our predator control team. 
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Spring Newsletter

As the days grow longer and new life springs forth in the Park, we’re pleased to share our Spring Newsletter with you, including an update on a significant planting milestone, results from our recent survey, a celebration in the Little Redwoods, and more.
Eleanor Lonergan

Te Mata Park 2024 Survey Results

Results from the Te Mata Park 2024 Survey are out, providing useful insights that will support the Park’s operational decision making and long-term strategy, and confirming the taonga is central to wellbeing and health.
Eleanor Lonergan

Te Mata Park’s Little Redwoods grove turns 50

Members of the Rotary Club of Hastings and representatives from Te Mata Park Trust gathered in the Little Redwoods on Friday 1 November to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the planting of the grove.
Eleanor Lonergan

Winter Newsletter

Despite the winter months, hibernation has not been on the agenda of our Park team, supporters, or volunteers.
Maria Chalmers

Hawke’s Bay trail run back blazing with charity partner Te Mata Park Trust following cyclone

Organisers of Hawke’s Bay’s annual Peak Trail Blazer, a 12.8km and 3.5km trail run and walk over Te Mata Park and through Tainui Reserve, are hoping for a large turnout when the event returns in November this year after it was cancelled in 2023 due to Cyclone Gabrielle.
Eleanor Lonergan

Have your say in the Te Mata Park 2024 Survey

The Te Mata Park 2024 Survey is out now, and we invite Park users to participate and have their say.
Paul Needham

Public sentiment sees Te Mata Park Trust retain regional council funding

An annual grant of $120,000 from the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (HBRC) to Te Mata Park Trust is set to be retained, following a reversal of the funding cut proposed in the council’s draft Three Year Plan (2024-2027).
Emma Van Wyk

Autumn Newsletter

Welcome to our Autumn Newsletter. We hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful time of year in the Park - the cold mornings and misty views from the summit certainly signal that Autumn is here.
Damon Harvey

Funding loss could limit public access to Te Mata Park

The loss of vital funding from the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will set Te Mata Park back by a decade and will fail to protect the region’s most popular recreational and tourism asset. 
Sarah Austin-Smith

Chambers Walk Closure – starting 8 April

Work starting on Monday the 8th of April will temporarily close access to Te Mata Park from Tauroa Rd, as well as some tracks.

Autumn News – April 2023

We find ourselves in a somewhat different state this autumn, with Te Mata Park partially open and the region in recovery mode following the cyclone.

Partial reopening of Te Mata Park following Cyclone Gabrielle

Thanks to the hard work of our contractors, volunteers, and Hastings District Council, we are pleased to be able to partially reopen Te Mata Park from 6am on Saturday 4 March 2023.
Emma Buttle

Cyclone Update

The Te Mata Park Trust Board would like to convey our most sincere sympathies to those impacted by the cyclone that has wrought devastation across our region.

New strategy and endowment fund to protect and enhance Te Mata Park for future generations

Te Mata Park Trust officially launched its Ngā Tīpuna Masterplan strategy and endowment fund at an event at Peak House this week, sharing a unified vision for the future of Te Mata Park and inviting donations to the vehicle that will fund it.

Spring News – November 2022

The Park is a hive of activity this spring, with lush new growth appearing and the tūī song and kererū wing beat making a wonderful soundtrack for our visitors.
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