Wellington alerts

• Aorangi Forest Park - Putangirua Pinnacles top track closed
• Rimutaka Forest Park hut information
• Tararua Forest Park - Abbots Creek bridge removal
• Tararua Forest Park - Bucks Road amenity area
• Tararua Forest Park - Burn Hut track
• Tararua Forest Park - Waiotauru Track

For your safety, every effort has been made to ensure this information is correct. However, you should always seek more information before you begin your trip and be prepared to change your trip according to conditions.

Access to some parts of the Forest Parks is across private land. To ensure this privilege continues please ensure the following:

• Keep dogs on a lead
• Take bolts out of rifles
• Leave gates as you find them

Any other access conditions can be found on roadend signage.

Tararua Forest Park - Bucks Road amenity area

• Wairarapa Area
• Issued: 12 April 2010
• Valid until further notice

There is no longer access to the river bed via the Middle track at the northwest end of the carpark due to the end point being washed away.

For an update or further information contact Garry Foster, programme manager visitor assets:

Wairarapa Area Office
Phone:	+64 6 377 0700
Email:
Full office details

Aorangi Forest Park - Putangirua Pinnacles top track closed

• Wairarapa Area
• Issued: 9 April 2010
• Valid until further notice

The top bush walk track to the viewing platform above the Pinnacles formations has been closed for safety reasons. Access to the viewing platform is still available via the track near the base of the Pinnacles.

For further information contact Garry Foster, programme manager visitor assets:

Wairarapa Area Office
Phone:	+64 6 377 0700
Email:
Full office details

Tararua Forest Park - Burn Hut track

• Kapiti Area
• Updated: 16 June 2010
• Valid until further notice

A track section between No. 2 and No. 3 creeks has an active slip. A track has now been constructed across. Take care when traversing this section.

For an update or further information contact Wayne Boness, programme manager visitor assets:

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Tararua Forest Park - Abbots Creek bridge removal

• Wairarapa Area
• Updated: 15 March 2010
• Valid until further notice 

The concrete bridge at Abbots Creek, at the bottom of the Pylon track in the Tararua Forest Park, has been removed. The adjacent ford is available for track access. Do not cross the ford when the stream is in flood.

For an update or further information contact Garry Foster, programme manager visitor assets:

Wairarapa Area Office
Phone:	+64 6 377 0700
Email:
Full office details

Tararua Forest Park - Waiotauru track

• Kapiti Area
• Issued: 3 November 2008
• Valid until further notice

An 80m section of the track has slipped into the river, approx. 10min from the Fenceline carpark at Otaki Forks. Attempts are being made to keep a route across the slip, but due to the unstable nature of the slip care needs to be taken when using this area.

For an update or further information contact Wayne Boness, programme manager visitor assets:

Rimutaka Forest Park hut information

Battery Stream Hut

• Wairarapa Area
• Issued: 15 October 2009

Battery Stream hut has been removed due to major structural damage which was beyond repair and will not be replaced.

For more information contact:

Wairarapa Area Office
Phone:	+64 6 377 0700
Email:
Full office details

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