Active alerts

Motuora Bach is closed until further notice as we assess risks around land instability.

Graces Stream Campsite is permanently closed. 

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

Western Valley Road is closed between the summit and Port Levy due to a large road dropout and two slips. This is a long term closure.

Access to Flora car park up Graham Valley Road is closed due to the collapse of a major section of road and a number of smaller slips which occurred in a recent…

Access to the Lakes and Mackintosh car parks will be closed from 15 February to mid-July 2026 for a forestry operation.  Visitors on tracks to Kuripapango Hill,…

The Danseys Pass Campsite is closed. The access road to the conservation campsite is damaged and not passable to vehicles.  This is a long term alert. 

A large slip in Dart Valley between Daleys Flat Hut and Chinamans Bluff has made the Rees-Dart Track circuit impassable. Dart Track is closed until at least Dec…

Piripiri campsite is closed due to damage to the grounds by vehicles. This is a long term alert. 

The road is closed, preventing access to the Whitikau Campsite from the Southern End of Motu Road (from SH2). This affects users travelling from Gisborne and su…

Upper Nina Bivvy is currently closed due to damage sustained during a flood event.  It is still available for use as emergency shelter.

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 bait containing 1080 was completed on 2 March 2026. The operation area includes Mt Aspiring National Park. It is open t…

A predator control operation using toxic bait containing 1080 was completed on 12 May 2026. Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park (and Mt Gerald Conservation Area)…

A large boulder has come down onto the road, approximately 1 km from Greigs Hut, blocking vehicle-access. Drivers should exercise caution as the road narrows. T…

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

Trounson Kauri Park Campground toilet maintenance from Monday 22 to Friday 26 June 2026. There will be a portaloo available.  

Check Ngāi Tūhoe website for alerts before your trip. Alerts will be not typically be posted on this website.  Visitors can also phone Ngāi Tūhoe on +64 6 837 3…

The tap on the water tank is broken, meaning hikers may not be able to get water from the tank. Visitors should carry enough water with them.

A large number of fallen trees are blocking the track between Gabriel Hut and Evangeline Stream and may make it unpassable.