Onepū Community Park

04/05/2026

Please be aware the Mountain bike park is closed at this stage until tracks are clear and safe

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10/04/2025

Just been informed of a young man on an electric motorcycle in Onepu riding on all the trails, and probably tearing them up.

He headed out of the main gate and headed west, thought to be towards a farm.

If you see anyone or know this guy, please make them aware they risk having the whole park closed if it becomes dangerous!

Image below is an example of cheap electric motorbikes on sale in NZ

06/04/2025

Hi everyone, this key was found on Wednesday. Phone 0277107588 to confirm and pick up

26/05/2024

The Walking Tree keeps up the pace - can any of the other finalists catch it? 🌳

Make sure your favourite tree takes out the title of Tree of the Year New Zealand.

Voting closes on May 31st, don't miss out: www.treeoftheyear.co.nz

20/04/2024

Need something different to do with your kids... why don't you head out to the Otipa area of the park and search for fungi, there is such a variety at the moment. Also you might find some colourful characters along the way

24/02/2024

Hi all, hope everyone is enjoying the cooler mornings.

** Please keep a look out for a Samsung smart watch, it has a magnetic orange straw so hopefully it is bright enough for someone to spot, was lost today at the park.**

10/04/2023

Some more photos from Friday night at the Onepū community park, thanks to Wayne 🪲🦗🕸🕷🐛🦟

09/04/2023

Creepy Crawly Night 🦟🐛🕷🕸🦗🪲

On Friday a small team ventured out into the wetlands to see what critters we could find. Recording what we found so we could have a record to see if there is some improvement in size, and variety over the next couple of years.
More photos will follow. These ones are from Russell Ingram-Seal, who also helped me with names.

01/02/2023

Wetlands day today !!

12/01/2023

******FEATURE PLANT OF THE WEEK******

Metrosideros Bartletti
Rātā Moehau
Bartletts Rātā

At Onepū community park we are so excited to view the flowering of the Rātā Moehau, this is one of the rarest trees in New Zealand and one of the most threatened trees in the world.
Rātā Moehau is known to only flower once every four years, so it was exciting to personally see her flowers.
Iwi Ngāti Kurī class the tree as a taonga and they along with DOC and other organisations have been working hard to protect and research the species.
There are only a handful of the species growing in the wild. Unfortunately for the seeds to be viable it has to be cross pollinated and at the park we only have one. We will gather the seeds regardless but may look at trying to take cuttings.
Rātā Moehau is endemic to New Zealand and was discovered by John Bartlett in 1975. It can grow up to 30 metres in height.
It can look like the Northern Rātā but distinguished by the small white flowers and the leaves. The Moehau leaves taper to a tip and the Northern are notched at the tip.
Things the Rātā Moehau are being threatened by are Possums and the terrible Mertle Rust.

Ref: http:www.inaturalist.org.nz and http:www.projectcrimson.org.nz