Te Ara Mangawhero Stage One Open!

E oha, ka, oha, e ohakune ki te ao!

Welcome to the opening to a new world

Ngāti Rangi’s eco-tourism initiative, Te Ara Mangawhero, is a 21 km hiking and cycling trail connecting Tūroa and Ohakune on the flanks of Mount Ruapehu.

This trail allows us to uphold our responsibilities as tangata tiaki o te taiao, celebrating our role as mana whenua and strengthening the connection between Ngāti Rangi and our whenua, awa and koro Ruapehu.

The 11km loop of stage one, is now open!

Kaitiakitanga in action, the build and preparation of the trail has been lead by Ngāti Rangi's Pae Whakahaumaru.

Te Ara Mangawhero affirms our rights to care and protect these taonga, enables regular, meaningful and vital connection of Ngāti Rangi to Koro Ruapehu, te awa o Mangawhero, other maunga, the native bush and all its inhabitants in Te Waonui ā Tāne.

We are celebrating and uplifting the House of Paerangi (Ngāti Rangi uri and hāpori) and honoring the dreams of our tūpuna.

Winding along the historic Bennet and Punch Tramline, Te Ara Mangawhero is part of the Mountains to Sea – Ngā Ara Tūhono Great Ride, one of New Zealand’s 23 Great Rides.

Featuring podocarp forests, trout spawning waterways, and rare plant species, the trail offers a unique lens into our beautiful ngahere and all its inhabitants in Te Waonui ā Tāne.

Expected to attract 41,000 visitors annually, Te Ara Mangawhero will support local eco-tourism and promote sustainability while

Ngāti Rangi would like to thank Edifice Structures, Dodge Contracting, the Provincial Growth Fund, Ruapehu District Council, and the New Zealand Cycle Trails Extension and Enhancement Fund for their support in bringing this project to life.