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Current Park Information and Events

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Sarah Austin-Smith

Major project to upgrade Te Mata Park’s water infrastructure

A project to improve Te Mata Park’s water and effluent infrastructure will begin on Monday 4 December. The project will connect the Park and Peak House to the Hastings District Council water and effluent infrastructure.  
Sarah Austin-Smith

Chambers Walk Closure now in place to 3 December

Major tree work will close the Tauroa Road entry to Te Mata Park, including access via lower Chambers Walk and Tipuna Footstep, from 20 November to 3 December. Te Kahika mountain bike track will also be closed.
Mike Lusk

Ongaonga in Te Mata Park and protecting your dog

Find out why we keep pockets of ongaonga in the Park and how to protect your dog.
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$25,000 gift from Jarden to aid Te Mata Park’s cyclone recovery

A generous donation from leading investment and advisory group Jarden will greatly assist with Te Mata Park’s recovery following Cyclone Gabrielle.
Simon Cartwright

Sarah Austin-Smith appointed as Park Manager

The Trust is delighted to welcome Sarah Austin-Smith to the Te Mata Park team.
winter-planting-day-te-mata-peak-Havelock-NorthSimon Cartwright

Winter Planting Day

Join the Te Mata Park team and volunteer crew on Sunday 18 June from 9-12, for our big Winter Planting Day of 2023.

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.
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