Closure Update - March 15, 2026
Kia ora koutou, We know many of you are eager to get back onto the tracks at Te Ahu Pātiki.They remain closed, and will do so for several more weeks. The damage caused by recent weather is significant. There are large slips, unstable ground and sections that require full rebuilds. Read all about the damage here and learn more about what we are doing to get things back in shape on the maunga.

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Nau mai, Haere mai, welcome to the Te Ahu Pātiki website

The Te Ahu Pātiki Charitable Trust is the tiaki guardian of Te Ahu Pātiki, 500 hectares of whenua on Te Pataka o Rakaihautū Banks Peninsula. Te Ahu Pātiki is a public conservation estate in the heart of Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour. It includes the summits of Mt Herbert Te Ahu Pātiki and Mt Bradley, the two highest peaks in the wider Ōtautahi Christchurch area. The whenua is protected by a QE11 Covenant and its track network is gazetted with Herenga ā Nuku as part of the Te Ara Pātaka track network.

Photo: Sam Barrow