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What's been going on it the Whaka Forest and what's coming up? Find out in this weeks Whaka Weekly!


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟6th November 2025
Another cracker of a week out in the forest! 🌞 The sun’s shining, the dust is rising, and the trails are buzzing with riders, runners, and crews hard at work keeping everything mint. From big working bees 🐝 to tidy-up missions and digger sessions 🚜, it’s all go! 🌤️ WEATHER & DIRT CHECK Summer’s knocking! ☀️ Warm, dry days have the dirt feeling fast and fun, with that early-summer tackiness hanging in. Mornings are perfect for digging, evenings perfect for riding — classic
Tony Knauf
Nov 63 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 23th October 2025🌤️
🌤️ Weather and Dirt Oddly warm, not sure if im ready for summer yet….. Dirt is dry and any boggy bits are drying up, yeah nah im def ready for SUMMER!!! THIS WEEK'S TRAIL LOVE 💚 🌳 Tihi o Tawa Two hours of tree clearing keeping this beauty accessible, as much as we did enjoy the new log feature for a while…. 🏔️ Mini DH HUGE shout-out to the trail adopter who put in THREE hours on Tuesday and another TWO hours on Wednesday doing surface repairs! That's FIVE hours of love fr
Tony Knauf
Oct 238 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 15th October 2025
🌤️ Weather and Dirt The season’s shifting gears, with temps warming up but the rain falling hard! The crew’s been flat-out sorting out the drains AND catching the vegetation growth BEFORE it goes absolutely crazy! The clock is ticking, the crazy vege and thistle season is rapidly approaching! THIS WEEK'S TRAIL LOVE 💚 🛠️ Dodzy’s Skills Park Surface repairs dialled in and looking mint! The trail adopter has been super busy making things smooth and safe means riders can progr
Tony Knauf
Oct 164 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟9th October 2025
🌤️ Weather: It’s got that “summer is coming!” vibe — the sun’s out, the trails are drying fast, and those after-work rides are...
Tony Knauf
Oct 95 min read


NZ Pump Track National Champs
Celebrating Community, Celebrating Trails 🚴♀️ On 21 September, Rotorua's Velosolutions Pump Track was alive with energy as it hosted...
Tony Knauf
Oct 31 min read


Shoutout to Mark Upshall
A huge shoutout to Mark Upshall, our incredible Operations Manager here at Rotorua Trails Trust! Mark sits in a truly essential role,...
Tony Knauf
Oct 31 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 2nd October 2025
🌤️ Weather: It’s warming up a bit and daylight savings = after work adventures are on! 🌱 Dirt: The team has been throwing round the...
Tony Knauf
Oct 27 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 25th September 2025
🌤️ Weather: Yahoo! Sun's out, wind's taking a day off! ☀️😎 🌱 Dirt: On the ground, flicked up your back, in the tread of your boots -...
Tony Knauf
Sep 253 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 18th September 2025
🌤️ Weather: Windy and wild with bursts of warm sunshine. 🌱 Dirt: love it 🚨 DH Track Update We’re super gutted the DH track copped...
Tony Knauf
Sep 183 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟📅 11th September 2025
🌤️ Weather: Lol — spring has sprung! Windy, raining, then suddenly warm and sunny. Typical Rotorua! 🌱 Dirt: Dry with some damp spots —...
Tony Knauf
Sep 113 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟4th September 2025
Crazy… where has the year gone already?! 🌤️ Weather: Best check the weather rock this week — it’s all over the show! 🌱 Dirt: For the...
Tony Knauf
Sep 42 min read


🌟 Trail Legends Spotlight: The Rinkly Riders 🌟
The Rinkly Riders — what a crew of legends 🙌. They are a bunch of good people who give their time and energy to the trails we all love,...
Tony Knauf
Aug 281 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟28th August 2025
🌤️ Weather: Good right now, very spring like, but could get sketchy if that predicted wind comes up! 🌱 Dirt: how many different ways...
Tony Knauf
Aug 282 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 14 August 2025🌤️
🌤️ Weather: I mean come on, it's absolutely epic! Reckon Rotorua's got the best winter weather, eh! 🌱 Dirt: Dryer than a moth sandwich...
Tony Knauf
Aug 145 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 7 August 2025
🌤️ Weather: ☀️ The way winter is supposed to be - good mix of sunshine, frosts and big rain. Love it! ❄️ 🌱 Dirt: 🤯 I am blown away by...
Tony Knauf
Aug 73 min read


🐝 WORKING BEE WRAP-UP - ROLLERCOASTER GETS THE ROYAL TREATMENT! 🎢
What an absolute CRACKER of a Sunday morning we had out there! The RTT whānau absolutely smashed it on Rollercoaster, and honestly,...
Tony Knauf
Aug 42 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 31st July 2025
🌤️ TRAIL CONDITIONS UPDATE 🌤️ Somehow, after a huge dump of rain, the trails are absolutely firing! Everything's running mint and the...
Tony Knauf
Jul 313 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 📅 24th July 2025
🌤️ Weather: After a week of sunshine the trail is dry and all trails are running mint!! Get out there this weekend 💯 🌱 Dirt: Perfect....
Tony Knauf
Jul 243 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 17 July 2025
🌤️ Weather: A cold but sunny weekend… I can’t wait!!! ❄️☀️ 🌱 Dirt: Soft — avoid dragging your brakes to preserve the trail surface. Be...
Tony Knauf
Jul 172 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟10 July 2025
🌤️ Weather: A Storm a week = trees down all over the show. 🌬️ 🌱 Dirt: Soft, avoid dragging your breaks to preserve the trail surface....
Tony Knauf
Jul 104 min read
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