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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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Whānau Planting Day

You are warmly invited to join the Te Mata Park team for our annual planting day on Sunday 26 July from 10:00am – 12:00pm.
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Thank you to Esk Community Nursery

Te Mata Park Trust would like to extend a huge thank you to the team at Esk Community Nursery for their generous donation of 225 native plants.
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Thank you Eastern & Central Community Trust

A huge thank you to Eastern & Central Community Trust for their generous grant of $10,000 towards the essential 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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Schools for Trees programme honoured with international award

Te Mata Park Trust has received international recognition after its Schools for Trees programme was named a winner in the inaugural Green Flag Award International "Best of the Best" awards.
Ian Davidson-Watts

Bat activity detected near Te Mata Park

The Echoes Around Te Mata project, run by The Bat Co. Lab in collaboration with Te Mata Park, Cape Sanctuary and Biodiversity Hawke’s Bay, closed at the end of April.
The Surveying Company

Spotlight on: ngahere restoration strategy and plans

With winter planting just around the corner, it’s a good time to take stock of what we have achieved in this space and to look ahead to plans for 2026 planting and beyond.
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Security step-up: new CCTV cameras installed

Thanks to Bernard Chambers Charitable Trust, the generosity of a private donor, and Te Kaunihera ā-Rohe o Heretaunga - Hastings District Council (HDC), CCTV security cameras are now operational at the Main Gates entrance on Te Mata Peak Rd, helping improve safety at this key access point to the Park.
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Collaborating to save a rare local treasure

Our Park Manager, Sarah Austin-Smith, recently welcomed a specialist research team to the Park to advance understanding of one of our most precious endemic species: Pimelea mimosa (also known as Pinātoro, or native daphne).
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Thank you Pub Charity Ltd

A sincere thank you to Pub Charity Ltd for its generous grant of more than $7,000 towards the operational expenses of Te Mata Park.
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Meet our new Trustee: Callum Ross

We are delighted to welcome recently elected Hastings District Councillor Callum Ross as the newest member of our Trust Board.
Te Mata Peak by Tom KeefeTom Keefe

Te Mata Park 2026 Survey out now

The Te Mata Park 2026 Survey is now live, and we warmly invite you to have your say!

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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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