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6hr tow of yacht from Wellington south coast
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Thu, 05/01/2023 - 09:30 - 21:30 Operation Type: CG Operation (good samaritan) People Assisted: 2 Total Volunteer Hours: 84 38ft steel yacht got it's anchor stuck near Makara/Ohau. Whilst manoeuvring to release it they overheated the engine. They were unable to sail due to low wind and inexperience, so ended up drifting south in the strong currents. By the time we got to them they had drifted 10NM into Cook Strait, south of Karori Rock through the Karori Rip. It took us 5hrs to tow them back to Mana, by which point the tide was at it's lowest point. We had to put them on the mooring just outside the bar and then return the passenger back to base, leaving the skipper aboard. Vessel Details Length: 12.00m Resources Attendees: Devine Jason Hall Mark Presling espi NZ Tuatara Trevor Farmer zanebublitz CRV's Used: Te Awarua Rescue read more
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2022 Annual Report has been published
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Check out our annual report for 2021-22 here. Permalink
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Planting season almost complete
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Welcome to spring! Already it feels decidedly warmer and there's the smell of new growth in the air.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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2022 agm
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- The 2022 AGM is on at 6pm, Tuesday 13 September at the Karori Rec Centre.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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2022 Top 10 most popular tracks
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Thanks to the 400+ people who completed our Park Survey! We’ll share insights over the coming weeks, but first we’re going to announce the 2022 Top 10 most popular tracks at Mākara Peak.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Come help us plant some natives!
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Planting season is in full swing! We had the final Kohanga planting and we also finished off the lower exclosure and area between the exclosures! The weather played ball and the WORD turnout in the afternoon was impressive (and also productive).
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Result: Xterra 2 - Makara Starlight Run
- Olympic Harriers
- Race 1 = long course Race 3 = short course (no medium course)
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Robins spotted again
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Robins were seen in the park again recently.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Makara Peak in the 80s!
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Check out this high-res aerial photo from 1980, back in the day when the government, in their infinite wisdom, still subsidised farmers to clear the land of native vegetation.
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We’re heading into planting season
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Every now and then some kind soul pops over to our website and makes a donation.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mākara Peak trail crew dig days
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- The Sunday volunteer trail crew have been flat out this year creating handmade, bespoke berms at the bottom of Starfish and at the end of Lazy Fern.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Smokin gets some long overdue love
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > <a role="presentation" class=" image-slide-anchor content-fill " > Smokin has been getting some long overdue attention thanks to Ranger Mark Kent and the team from TGL Contracting Limited. If you’re starting out mountain biking, Smokin is a great option for helping progress onto intermediate trails. It’s a gentle gradient with no scary drop offs on the side of the trail to distract you! This work is particularly focussed on improving the switchbacks and the flow by rebuilding berms to allow riders to safely carry more speed as they improve their skills. Thanks to Wellington City Council for funding this work as part of their commitment to Mākara Peak. Check out Smokin on Trailforks at https://www.trailforks.com/trails/smokin-20917 Help us do more great things at Mākara Peak by signing up to the Trails Wellington app or donate at https://givealittle.co.nz/org/makarapeak The track is still raw in places, so take care. Maybe even stay off it, if too wet, especially if the forecast is a bit dodgy.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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The “middle bit” of Pōhatu is open!
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- “The middle bit” of Pōhatu is now open for riding! The official opening is on Sunday, but it’s too good not to share with you all now.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Inspiring young philanthropist
- Wellington Health Foundation
- We’d love you to meet seven year old Ellie who recently set herself the enormous challenge of climbing Makara peak 20 times to raise money for the children’s hospital.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newsletter Week Ending 10 April 2022
- Karori Anglican Churches
- EASTER YOUTH CAMPThis year our youth have been invited to join the Karori Baptist Church youth camp which is being held during Easter Weekend. The focus of the weekend is for our youth to journey through the Easter story, grow together as youth groups, explore the Makara area, and generally have a great time! […]
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Newsletter Week Ending 26 December
- Karori Anglican Churches
- CHRISTMAS SERVICES Our final services for the year are: Christmas Eve St Matthias, Makara.
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Our 2020-21 annual report has been published
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Our 2020-21 Annual Report has been published.
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AGM Notice
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Come along to our 2021 AGM at the Karori Rec Centre on 2 November
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Whā Out is open!
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Our new grade 4 descending trail, Whā Out is open!
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The refurbished North Face is a master piece of flow!
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- The North Face refurbishment is complete and it is epic!
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North Face, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Newsletter Week Ending 8 August
- Karori Anglican Churches
- KAC ECO CHURCH CARING FOR CREATION Successful Makara Beach Clean-up! A huge shout out to all the volunteers who pitched in with the Makara Beach Clean-up last Sunday.
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Flood repairs to keep gorge closed
- Wellington City Council
- The Takarau Gorge road, linking Johnsonville and Makara Beach, will remain closed to through traffic for several weeks while extensive damage from the flood on 17 July is repaired. Local residents will still have restricted access to the road.
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Newsletter Week Ending 25 July
- Karori Anglican Churches
- KAC ECO CHURCH CARING FOR CREATION Makara Beach Clean-up – Sunday, 1 August at 2pm Let’s care for God’s creation! After the launch of the KAC Eco-Church on 1 August, you are invited to a shared lunch in the Parish Office before heading out to Makara beach for a beach clean-up from 2pm and then afternoon tea at Makara cafe at 3.
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Taranaki Whānui declares New Zealand’s first plastic free urupā
- Wellington City Council
- Taranaki Whānui iwi has officially declared Opau Urupā in Makara, Wellington as plastic free, the first urupā (Māori cemetery) nationally to do so.
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Media Release: Taranaki Whānui leads the way by declaring New Zealand’s first plastic free urupā
- Zealandia
- Wellington – 1 July 2021 : Taranaki Whānui iwi has officially declared Opau Urupā in Makara, Wellington as plastic- free, the first urupā (Māori cemetery) nationally to do so. They’re ...
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Zealandia, Lake Road, Highbury, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Broken down runabout adrift offshore
- Coastguard Mana
- Operation Details Date/Time: Tue, 08/06/2021 - 18:30 - 22:30 Operation Type: SAROP Cat 1 People Assisted: 3 Total Volunteer Hours: 40 Multiple reports of a vessel with 3 or 4 POB broken down (via victim to Police on 111) or overdue (family to CG Ops Centre and friends to CG Mana public phone). Location (estimate) varied between 6NM of coastline between Makara and Little Titahi Bay. Limited comms from victim via 1 cellphone that was down to 20% battery. Information very confused and unreliable. Started with coastline search and trying to identify potential lights. Received TXT indicating we had gone past them and they had drifted further out near Mana Island. Spotted a orange flickering light about 3NM in the distance. Vessel Details Length: 5.00m Resources Attendees: CMFF Portersnz Weedoogie Jake_Presling Mark Presling MikeyC Neil Cornwell Polarbear Stevensea Torrey CRV's Used: Mana Rescue 1 read more
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Whā Out build-blog
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- The TGL team are cracking into building Whā Out, our new grade 4 trail that runs from the top of Trickle Falls down to the top of Vertigo.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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A peek into the history of the Peak
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Not much remains from Mākara Peak's 125 year farming era.
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Makara Peak Summit Viewing Deck, Ridgeline, Karori West, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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North Face refurbishment
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- We’ve received a lot of interest and questions about the work being done on North Face, so I thought it would be good to provide an update on progress and some more background to the project.
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North Face, Makara, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Volunteer dig days over winter
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Our volunteer dig days are back on each Sunday from 2:30-4:30pm throughout Autumn and Winter.
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Makara Hall and St Patricks Church
- Originally built in 1873 by the Catholic diocese, St Patricks is a non-denominational, community owned church. Situated in the farming and lifestyle area of Makara, St Patricks is twenty minutes drive from the centre of Wellington. The Church is listed with the Historic Places Trust and is lovingly maintained by local volunteers.
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Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park was established by Wellington City Council in 1988, and encompasses Mākara Peak which dominates the skyline at the south end of Karori. With the largest trail network in the lower North Island, Mākara Peak has something for riders of all ages and abilities. There are wide, flowing singletrack with gentle gradients that are perfect for beginners, children and families. Plus there are some of the steepest, narrowest and gnarliest trails that challenge the experts.
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T3 Track Blog
- T3 track or Technical Torture Trail will link the top of Vertigo and the top of Trickle Falls. The track will be two-way and is designed to be grade 5 techical downhill and a grade 5-6 technical uphill. The track will contain between 16 and 18 manmade and natural obstacles along the way. The track will hopefully be something that people can hone their skills on and attack with the attitude of "I'll clear it this time"
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The Lazy Fern Track Blog
- The Lazy Fern will provide a loop for beginners up Koru and then down Lazy Fern. This will mean less downhill traffic on Koru and a much safer way down to the car park for people who have just started MTBing. Long-time track builder Jonathan Kennett is designing the track.
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ZL6QH Quartz Hill User Group
- Quartz Hill is located at {Makara} - near Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. Quartz Hill Amateur Radio Station is managed by the Wellington Amateur Radio Club Inc.
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North face track blog feed
- North Face Pilot Track Blog
- Latest Item: 10 Aug 2012
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Lazy Fern blog feed
- The Lazy Fern Track Blog
- Latest Item: 20 Dec 2007
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T3 Track Blog feed
- T3 Track Blog
- Latest Item: 1 Feb 2009
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Makara peak latest news
- Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
- Latest Item: 26 Sep 2022
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