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Public Access – New Zealand

Public Access Easements - New Zealand

Updated 29 June 2025

Our team are surveying damage in areas they can safely access as conditions improve. We will continue to update the table below as information comes to hand. If you notice any damage in our forest estate- fallen trees, slips, or other hazards – please call 0800 RING OFO.        

Access

Road Name

Open/closed

Comments

Storeys Creek

Storeys Creek Road

open*

No vehicle access (foot/bicycle access only)

Mt Riley - Mt Sunday Track

Briggs Road and Davies Road

open

Wakamarina Track

Kiwi Road via Onamalutu to Wakamarina Saddle carpark

open*

No vehicle access (foot/bicycle access only)

Wakamarina Track

Bartlett's Creek Road to Wakamarina Saddle carpark

open*

Slip across road following June 2025 floods. Foot access only - inaccessible to vehicles.

Quartz Creek Mt Royal Route

Bartlett's Creek Road

open*

Slip across road following June 2025 floods. Foot access only - inaccessible to vehicles.

Pine Valley, Mill Flat and Fishtail Route

Pine Valley Road

open*

4x4 recommended

Riverside Walk / Forks Walk

Top Valley Road to Staircase Stream

closed

Northbank Road bridge is washed out and opened to resident access only. This is a public road, but affects access to the PAE

Riverside Walk / Forks Walk

Top Valley Road from Staircase Stream to Jubilee Flat and Forks Car Park

closed

Northbank Road bridge is washed out and opened to resident access only. This is a public road, but affects access to the PAE

Forks Walk

Jubilee Flat to Forks Car Park

closed

Northbank Road bridge is washed out and opened to resident access only. This is a public road, but affects access to the PAE

Mt Richmond Track

Jacksons Creek Road

closed

Northbank Road bridge is washed out and opened to resident access only. This is a public road, but affects access to the PAE

Lake Chalice / Mt Patriarch

Staircase Road

closed

Northbank Road bridge is washed out and opened to resident access only. This is a public road, but affects access to the PAE

Goulter River

Goulter Road

closed

Northbank Road bridge is washed out and opened to resident access only. This is a public road, but affects access to the PAE

Manuka Island

Homestead Road

closed

Harvesting/Roading Operations, closed for at least the next few years. Heavy logging truck use, approx 80 truck movements per day.

Wilsons Havelock

Wilsons Road (Takorika access)

open

Hori Bay

Hori Bay Road

open*

Damaged in June 2025 floods, 4x4 recommended

Mt Duppa

Hippolite Road / Bladestone Road

open

Tinline Valley

Reserve Road

open*

No vehicle access (foot/bicycle access only)

Inwoods Lookout

Wai-iti Road

open*

Slip across road following June 2025 floods. Foot access only - inaccessible to vehicles.

Spooners

Olivers Road

closed

Active log storage area. Spooners Tunnel via Great Taste Trail is open.

Motueka Gorge

Blue Glen Road

open*

Slip across road following June 2025 floods. Foot access only - inaccessible to vehicles.

Hope Saddle

Elvys Road

open

Hope Saddle

Dart River Road

closed

Crosses private land

Teetotal

Jasmine Road

open

Teetotal

Teetotal Road

open

Stations Creek

Swales Road

closed

Crosses Private Land

Information on other public easement roads through OneFortyOne estate to the Mt Richmond Forest Park is also available on the Department of Conservation website.

Public Access Easements maps are available on Herenga ā Nuku (Outdoor Access Commission) website – https://www.herengaanuku.govt.nz/types-of-access/public-access-easements.

Forest Access Permits

Permits are required for anyone wanting to access OneFortyOne New Zealand forests (not including PAEs). Please complete the form(s) below to apply for a permit.

Community & Recreational Clubs with OneFortyOne NZ Forest Access agreements.


OneFortyOne acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their deep connections to land, water, and community. We pay our respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all First Nations people today.

In Aotearoa New Zealand, Māori communities have a strong spiritual connection between people and the land – the wellbeing of one sustains the wellbeing of the other. We strive to build meaningful relationships with iwi as tangata whenua (people of the land/region), to be responsible intergenerational kaitiaki (stewards/guardians) of the land where our forests grow.