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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 🚵♂️🌟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 4, 20252 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 28, 20251 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 28, 20252 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 14, 20255 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 7, 20253 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 4, 20252 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 31, 20253 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 24, 20253 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 17, 20252 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 10, 20254 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟3 July 2025
🌤️ Weather: Golly gosh. 🌱 Dirt: Soft, avoid dragging your brakes to preserve the trail surface. Be tree-aware and report any finds with...
Tony Knauf
Jul 3, 20254 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 26th June 2025
🌤️ Weather: Some times sunny, sometimes raining, always appreciated. 🌱 Dirt: Soft, avoid dragging your breaks to preserve the trail...
Tony Knauf
Jun 26, 20255 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟19th June 2025🌤️
Weather: Just incredibly good mate, perfect weather for big walks and long rides!🌱 Dirt: Soft, avoid dragging your breaks to preserve the trail surface. Be tree-aware and report any finds with wide angle picture (so we can see the scope) and GPS Location (trailforks
Tony Knauf
Jun 19, 20252 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟12th June 2025
🌤️ Weather: Freezing cold ❄️, heavy rain 🌧️, but we love it all. Dress for the weather 🧥 and crack on! 🌱 Dirt: Soft — avoid dragging...
Tony Knauf
Jun 12, 20253 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟
🌤️ Weather: Pretty wild rain and wind during the week... let's see what happens this weekend, but ya should get a couple of windows of...
Tony Knauf
Jun 5, 20254 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟May 29, 2025
🌤️ Weather: It’s been a wet one, but we might get a breather by the weekend.🌱 Dirt: Still holding moisture. Could firm up quick if the...
Tony Knauf
May 29, 20252 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 22 May 2025
🌤️ Weather: Here we go folks, this is the weather we’ve been asking for — don’t waste it! 🌱 Dirt: You know it’s perfect… grippy and...
Tony Knauf
May 22, 20253 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟
🌤️ Weather : Brilliant. Absolutely Brilliant. 🌱 Dirt : Ditto. 🪓 Trees cleared since Easter : 🌲 Rockdrop x1🌲 Long Drive Road x2🌲...
Tony Knauf
May 15, 20253 min read


Trails Drinks Recap – Rebuilding the #WhakaTrails Post-Harvest
*Held: Tuesday 7 May | Pig & Whistle, Rotorua* Thanks to everyone who joined us for May’s Trails Drinks. This month’s session focused on...
Tony Knauf
May 9, 20252 min read


🌟🚵♂️ WHAKA WEEKLY 🚵♂️🌟 8 May 2025
🌤️ Weather: i LOVE this time of year!! 🌱 Dirt: The best in the world right now. My days, it’s been a big week in the forest! Te Mounga...
Tony Knauf
May 8, 20253 min read
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