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30th July 2023

Contractor assaulted in Tūpuna Maunga Authority restoration programme following Court rejection of injunction bid

The Tūpuna Maunga Authority began the next phase of native vegetation restoration work at Ōtāhuhu / Mt Richmond on 24 July 2023, including health and safety work required after the flood and cyclone earlier this year. This follows the previous planting of some 19,000 native plants at Ōtāhuhu.

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26th July 2023

Flood and storm damage & vegetation restoration on Ōtāhuhu / Mt Richmond

Ōtāhuhu / Mt Richmond is one of fourteen Tūpuna Maunga (ancestral mountains) managed by the Tūpuna Maunga Authority following their return to Mana Whenua, iwi, and hapū of Tāmaki Makaurau in 2014.

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24th July 2023

Nau mai haere mai! Calling for volunteers for our annual planting days 2023

Our annual Mahi on the Maunga community planting series is about to kick off and we need volunteers. Please join us in our on-going mahi to restore native vegetation and habitats for native wildlife. This year we are aiming to plant over 53,000 native plants and shrubs.

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26th June 2023

World-class boardwalk extension at Maungawhau / Mt Eden restores tihi

 

The Tūpuna Maunga Authority has opened the much-anticipated extension to the innovative and award-winning boardwalk on Maungawhau / Mt Eden. The extension now allows for a fuller visitor walking experience around the tihi of the Maunga.

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11th May 2023

May 9 weather event – Tūpuna Maunga operational update

The Tūpuna Maunga Authority operational team have completed a series of site inspections yesterday and this morning. Minimal damage has occurred following the weather event that began on the morning of Tuesday 9 May 2023.

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21st March 2023

Remediation works begin on Tūpuna Maunga

The Tūpuna Maunga Authority will be undertaking remedial tree removal works today and tomorrow on Te Kōpuke / Tītīkōpuke / Mt St John and Ōhinerau / Mt Hobson. A large mature pine tree has fallen on the Ōhinerau track and a large olive tree has fallen on TīTīkōpuke.

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12th February 2023

Tūpuna Maunga Authority readies for tropical Cyclone Gabrielle

The Tūpuna Maunga Authority is undertaking action to secure the Tūpuna Maunga in the event of Cyclone Gabrielle hitting Tāmaki Makaurau over the next few days.

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2nd February 2023

Tūpuna Maunga Storm & Cyclone Gabrielle Operational update (as of Thursday 16 February 2023)

This is an operational update that covers all known damage to Maunga from the recent storm event and through Cyclone Gabrielle. The damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle is mainly from fallen trees.

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1st February 2023

Tūpuna Maunga Authority move swiftly and take action at Ōwairaka slip

The Tūpuna Maunga Authority team has been working tirelessly to support whānau and whenua across affected areas of Tāmaki Makaurau specific to Tūpuna Maunga since the state of emergency took place.

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31st January 2023

Tūpuna Maunga Authority Welcomes Leadership Appointments

The Tūpuna Maunga Authority welcomes Paul Majurey and Toni van Tonder as the Chair and Deputy Chair for the 2022-2025 term.  

At Authority Hui 81 (23 January 2023), Paul Majurey, of the Marutūāhu Rōpū, welcomed new members, and acknowledged the significant contributions of former members.

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30th January 2023

Tūpuna Maunga Authority supports civil defence action across Maunga network

Tūpuna Maunga staff have been working alongside fellow Auckland Council and Auckland Emergency Management teams to support communities affected by the storm that hit Tāmaki Makaurau on Friday afternoon.

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16th December 2022

Tūpuna Maunga Authority opens game-changing Whānau Ātea

At the foot of Te Pane o Mataoho / Te Ara Pueru / Māngere Mountain, the whānau ātea comes to life in November (2022)

The Tūpuna Maunga Authority is pleased to signal the opening of its new whānau ātea (family recreation space) at the foot of Te Pane o Mataoho /…

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