Outside in Aotearoa
What's happening outdoors around New Zealand. Track updates, mountain news and good reasons to get out there.
Walk Trounson Kauri Park’s 1.6 km loop: about 40 minutes through kauri forest, entrance details, cleaning stations, gradients and aerial maps.
Read more... : Trounson Kauri Park: a short loop through Northland forestPlan Cape Reinga’s lighthouse walk: about 1.6 km return, coastal views, sacred-site etiquette, steep sections, road access and aerial maps.
Read more... : Cape Reinga lighthouse walk: what to expect at the northern headlandVisit Rainbow Falls near Kerikeri: short paths to waterfall viewpoints, picnic and toilet facilities, parking and real aerial location maps.
Read more... : Rainbow Falls: an easy waterfall outing near KerikeriPlan Waitonga Falls: a 4 km return walk above Ohakune, forest and wetland scenery, mountain-weather preparation and real aerial route maps.
Read more... : Waitonga Falls: a mountain forest walk above OhakuneThe 4–9 October School MTB Championships span Tauranga and Rotorua. Check venue dates and the updated event manual before travelling.
Read more... : School MTB championships: Tauranga and Rotorua race-week planMt Hutt’s snowboard-only Volcom Banked Slalom is scheduled for 4 October 2026. Registration times, entry fee and helmet requirements.
Read more... : Mt Hutt Banked Slalom returns on 4 OctoberVisit Mangawhero Falls above Ohakune: a 5–10 minute return viewpoint walk, mountain-road access, cold-weather planning and real aerial route maps.
Read more... : Mangawhero Falls: a short viewpoint walk above OhakuneWalk to Nugget Point’s lighthouse viewpoint: a short coastal return with dramatic rock stacks, parking details, toilets and exposed-weather advice.
Read more... : Nugget Point / Tokatā: the lighthouse walk near Kaka PointExplore Lake Wilkie near Papatowai: a 30-minute return forest walk, lakeside interpretation, accessible-route considerations and real aerial maps.
Read more... : Lake Wilkie: a quiet forest-and-lake walk in the CatlinsPlan McLean Falls in the Catlins: about 40 minutes return, a gently rising forest track, road access and the current rockfall-area precaution.
Read more... : McLean Falls: forest, cascades and a Catlins waterfallPlan the Pūrākaunui Falls walk: a short return through beech forest, upper and lower waterfall views, parking, toilets and accessible-route details.
Read more... : Pūrākaunui Falls: a short forest walk in the CatlinsSpring Challenge’s 20th edition brought 500 teams to Hanmer Springs. Dunedin is confirmed for the 24–26 September 2027 weekend.
Read more... : Spring Challenge marks 20 years in Hanmer; Dunedin next in 2027
