Community Archives - Te Mata Park Trust

Jan Kupka

Current Park Information and Events

August 12, 2020

Click here to learn more about current hazards and volunteer opportunities.

Mike Lusk

Season’s Greetings!

December 19, 2024

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.

The Surveying Company

Recloaking Te Mata Park: 64,000 native trees planted in five years

December 6, 2024

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

December 6, 2024

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

November 28, 2024

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

November 4, 2024

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

August 26, 2024

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

August 14, 2024

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

July 3, 2024

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

July 1, 2024

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).