Blog | Mountains to Sea NZ

Concession Application for Te Ara Mangawhero - Have your say!

September 19, 2022

Leading for the future

It's time to support the next phase of ensuring our connected pathways deliver great experiences for locals and visitors. The proposed Te Ara Mangawhero trail provides a safe connected alternative to Ohakune Mountain Road, and delivers a journey that travels over old b...

My Day Job as a Daring Dangler

June 23, 2021

The popular Ohakune Old Coach Road, opened in 2009, has helped to transform Ohakune tourism. Around 20,000 visitors annually enjoy the 18m ride or walk between Horopito and Ohakune that blends heritage and nature. The highlight is the massive Hapuawhenua railway viaduct 284m...

NZ's remotest ANZAC Day in 2021...

April 26, 2021

Gathering at the Mangapurua Trig

Sunday’s ANZAC Day gathering in the Mangapurua Valley is a contender for NZ’s most remote commemoration. Wounded Gallipoli survivors were amongst the 71 returned WW1 soldiers that from 1917 took up land in the Mangapurua soldier settlement scheme. Many started families t...

Stabilising the Bridge to Nowhere | Mangapurua

April 4, 2021

Concrete seems really strong and likely to last forever … but it can deteriorate. The large concrete Bridge to Nowhere requires attention to preserve it as a heritage feature long-term. This is like dental work: remove the plaque then find and fill the defects when th...

Mountains to Sea – Ngā Ara Tūhono set to expand with spectacular new additions

October 5, 2020

The vision of truly connected pathways from Mountains (Tūroa) to the Tasman Sea (Whanganui) is set to become a reality thanks to the announcement by the Minister of Regional Development Shane Jones, that the Ruapehu sections to trails will receive $4.6 million in funding fr...