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Mākara Peak “Poker Ride” 2021

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 02:53:57 GMT

Come along and enjoy a family friendly race on Mākara Peak’s world class trails.

New Park Map released

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 03:14:43 GMT

We’ve finally got a new park map showing all the latest trails including Pōhatu, and a helpful insert showing how all the summit tracks work.

Takarau Gorge gets flood-proofing treatment

Wellington City Council — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 02:47:00 GMT

Anyone who’s driven or ridden a bike from Johnsonville to Makara Beach will probably know the Takarau Gorge is not for the faint-hearted.

Peak Flow is open!

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:02:11 GMT

Peak Flow is open! Thanks to the very generous donation from the Drury Family, the berms are now a thing of beauty, it's blindingly fast and there’s a couple of new table tops. Thanks to the TGL Contracting Limited team for the mahi. As always, it’s a bit soft in places so take it easy as it beds in. There are also a couple of new features so have a look before trying to set your new PB. It could do with a bit of rain, which is a weird thing to say in Wellington in Spring!

Our 2019-20 Annual Report has been published

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 09:35:30 GMT

It’s been another busy 12 months at Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park - check out our annual report for a summary of all our achievements and a sneak peek at what’s coming up next. https://makarapeak.bike/201920-annual-report

2020 AGM details confirmed

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 22:38:45 GMT

Following are the details for the 2020 Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park Supporters Inc AGM.

Summit information panels blessed and unveiled

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 07:37:36 GMT

To mark the park's 21st birthday, our new summit information panels were blessed and unveiled this morning by representatives from Ngāti Toa, The Makara Peak Supporters and Mayor Andy Foster.

Zac's track upgrade complete

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:45:46 GMT

TGL Contracting Limited have finished the upgrade work on Zac’s Track.

Bill Frecklington’s Pack; 02 Aug 2020

Wellington Marathon Clinic — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:30:51 GMT

On Sunday 2 August, the pack that normally runs with Bill Frecklington [6:15 to 6:30 mins per km] will be running on the Makara Peak mountain bike tracks in South Karori. This will be a two hour run and will involve one big … Continue reading →

Kohanga o Porokapa Project update

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 01:05:07 GMT

This winter a hardy group of passionate volunteers have been toiling away in the southern end of the park working to establish a podocarp forest.

Dig days and planting work parties back on

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 09:09:32 GMT

Now that we’re back at COVID alert level 1 , our dig days on the trail that will link North Face to Starfish are back up and running.

Drury Family make annual $50,000 donation

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Sat, 30 May 2020 22:41:21 GMT

We’re thrilled to announce the Drury Family has decided to make a $50,000 annual donation to the Makara Peak Supporters for the next 3 years.

New summit and north end trails open!

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Fri, 22 May 2020 06:19:53 GMT

The conversion of T3 from a grade 4 “technical torture trail”, to T4 a grade 3 (intermediate) “Trail To The Top” is complete.

Plans for northern end of the park

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Tue, 12 May 2020 06:41:32 GMT

T3's days as a technical torture trail are over.

Amazing new mural installed on shelter

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Tue, 12 May 2020 06:23:27 GMT

Next time you’re in the park, check out our amazing new mural at the main entrance - it’s on the back of the shelter.

Sally Alley partially closed due to slip

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Mon, 11 May 2020 22:05:45 GMT

Due to a large slip during a storm during the COVID-19 lock down, the end section of Sally Alley is now closed to everyone.

Riding during COVID-19 lock down

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:46:00 GMT

To bike or not to bike during the impending COVID-19 lock down? The official Wellington City Council advice we’ve received is that while the park is open, you should be staying at home.

Park closure: night hunting

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:13:02 GMT

Park closure notice: the council are conducting night hunting operations to shoot rabbits this week in the park.

Judith Collins Crusher-Duro race report

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 22:43:52 GMT

On Saturday 15 February, Makara Peak hosted the Wellington MTB Club's “Judith Collins Crusher-Duro”, part of the Wellington Enduro Series.

New grade 4 track build - North Face to Starfish

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 23:28:12 GMT

We're building a new grade 4 (advanced) trail that will connect the end of North Face to Starfish where it meets the 4WD track – it's the badly drawn red line on the map.

2019 year in review

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:41:05 GMT

It’s been another big year at Makara Peak with the park continuing to develop and evolve as the ten-year master plan is implemented and efforts continue to re-establish the native forest and wildlife.

The new skills park is open!

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 01:15:40 GMT

Southstar have finished the upgrade to the skills park, which is now open for your riding (and jumping!) pleasure.

Wellington community boards dive into their work

Wellington City Council — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 20:41:54 GMT

A crucial part of Wellington’s local government scene started off with a splash this week with synchronised swimmers launching the swearing in of the Makara/Ohariu Community Board.

NZ Post volunteer day

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 20:01:12 GMT

Thanks to the NZ Post crew who did an enormous day's mahi on Starfish yesterday, including building two new rock drops to spice up the old section of track below the cellphone tower.

Zac’s (Pearson) Track project update

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 19:05:27 GMT

For those who don’t know Zac’s Track is named after Zac Pearson who was a keen mountain biker and highly motivated Supporter.

Meridian giving back to the park

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 06:14:00 GMT

Massive thanks to Meridian Energy for donating a days work in the park on 17 October.

Thanks to Westpac volunteers

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Thu, 10 Oct 2019 23:13:11 GMT

Massive thanks to the team from Westpac who did a day of volunteering in the park on Friday. Lots of tweaks and improvements were made to the middle section of Starfish including a new easier drop-in off Snakecharmer. If you’re a corporate group and would like to do some volunteer work in the park, drop us a line and we’ll sort something out for you - https://makarapeak.bike/contact.

2018-19 Annual Report released

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:03:57 GMT

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Signs auction at the AGM

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 08:40:36 GMT

We’ll also be auctioning off some old signs at the AGM this week to raise money for the new skills park.

Help us build a totally new, modern skills park

Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 22:13:55 GMT

We're building a new skills park at Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park! But we need your help to make it happen.