Current Park Information and Events
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Season’s Greetings!
Season's Greetings to all our Park community. We wish you a relaxing and enjoyable festive season as you spend time with friends and family.
Recloaking Te Mata Park: 64,000 native trees planted in five years
Te Mata Park Trust has reached a significant milestone in its ngahere restoration programme with the planting of 64,ooo native trees over the last five years, part of a larger, long-term restoration strategy to protect, enhance and restore ecosystems across the maunga.
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.
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.
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.
Winter Newsletter
Despite the winter months, hibernation has not been on the agenda of our Park team, supporters, or volunteers.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Join our Autumn Working Bee – Sunday 7 April
You are warmly invited to join the Te Mata Park team and volunteer crew on Sunday 7th April, 8.45am - 12pm, for our Autumn Working Bee.
Green Flag Award win
Te Mata Park Trust is delighted to have been awarded the distinguished international Green Flag award for the fifth time.
Summer news from Te Mata Park
Welcome to our summer newsletter. Seeing the throngs of people enjoying the Park this summer is particularly heartening as we think back to this time last year when the Park was closed following the cyclone.
Te Mata Park emergency response system to assist location of 111 callers
A new emergency response system installed in Te Mata Park will aid emergency services to locate a person in need of assistance.
Triple Peaks is back in 2024
The iconic Hawke’s Bay event, Triple Peaks, will return to the sporting calendar on 13 April 2024 following the cancellation of the 2023 race due to Cyclone Gabrielle.