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The Momorangi Forest Experience Walk will be closed from Monday 17 August to Friday 18 September 2026 for a planned water system upgrade. Water supply to the ca…

Orari Campsite is closed indefinitely.  This is a long term alert. 

Due to the removal of an unsafe bridge, the track from Puniwhakau Road end to Puteore Hut is closed until further notice.

These tracks are closed due to track damage from a severe weather event in February 2026: Bell Track Kaniwhaniwha: Kahikatea tree Mahaukura Track Wharauroa Trac…

Sections of Te Paki Coastal Track are closed due to storm damage: Kapowairua (Spirits Bay) to Pandora Pandora to Tapotupotu Bay Tapotupotu to Cape Reinga/Te Rer…

The campground is currently closed and the gate is locked while site improvements are made. New camping platforms have been created and grass seed has been plan…

Puriri Bay campsite and access road is closed until further notice due to storm damage.

Graces Stream Campsite is permanently closed. 

Borland Road is closed from Pig Creek, just past Borland Lodge, for the winter.

Severe weather has badly damaged the Robinson River Route. There are slips, uprooted trees and two destroyed bridges. One bridge 500 m below Top Robinson Hut an…

DOC and OSPRI distributed toxic cereal bait pellets by helicopter in this area on 11 and 23 March 2026.  A caution period is in place for approximately 8 months…

A predator control operation using toxic meat baits containing 1080 was completed on 3 March 2026. Upper Oreti and Eyre Creek and Eyre Mountains Conservation Pa…

Top Forks Hut is open for bookings on 1 September for stays from 1 October 2026.

Ungulate (goats, deer, pigs) control work will take place from 10 August 2026 to 30 June 2027. The operation will include both aerial shooting and ground huntin…

DOC is not currently taking bookings for this campsite. Check back later for further updates.

Teetotal Campsite is open for bookings on 1 September for stays from 1 October 2026. 

The campsite is only accessible by 4WD vehicles. The access road has sustained a lot of storm damage.

There is a large slip on the Lower Waiohine Track. The only access past the slip to Totara Flats Hut now requires walking upstream on the riverbank. This should…

There will be culvert clearing work on Staircase Road. Expect delays. 

A NZ Defence Force training exercise is being carried out in Lyttelton Harbour at the end of September. 2026. The NZDF may be on Ōtamahua/Quail Island from 29 S…