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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 3, 20251 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 3, 20251 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 2, 20257 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 25, 20253 min read


🚵♂️ TRAIL SPOTLIGHT: KATORE JUMPS 🚵♀️
Big ups to our legendary trail adopter who's been putting in serious mahi on Katore Jumps! While the groms are out shredding these school...
Tony Knauf
Sep 24, 20251 min read


🌲 Taniwha DH Trails are OPEN thanks to the volunteers 🌲
The DH lines are officially back open after another huge storm clean-up. This didn’t happen by magic — it happened because a team of...
Tony Knauf
Sep 20, 20251 min read


Planting is due to commence
Kia ora koutou, Planting is due to commence, starting Monday 22 September , in Whakarewarewa Forest. There are three blocks to be...
Tony Knauf
Sep 19, 20251 min read


🌟 Rotorua Mountain Bikers Ball Friday, 18 October at Te Puia 🌟
Get ready for an epic night celebrating the trails we all love! This year, the Rotorua Trails Trust is the proud beneficiary of the...
Tony Knauf
Sep 19, 20251 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 18, 20253 min read


🚨 Trail Closure Update 🚨 - DH TRAILS
Kia ora koutou Rotorua riders — an important update about the Downhill (Taniwha DH) trail in Whakarewarewa Forest. We know many of you...
Tony Knauf
Sep 16, 20251 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 11, 20253 min read


🌲 Taniwha DH Trails are OPEN thanks to the volunteers 🌲
The DH lines are officially back open after a huge storm clean-up. This didn’t happen by magic — it happened because a team of amazing...
Tony Knauf
Sep 8, 20251 min read


🚨 Taniwha DH Temporary Trail Closure 🚨
Kia ora Rotorua trail-lovers — we’ve got an important heads-up for everyone who enjoys riding the Downhill (Taniwha DH) trail in...
Tony Knauf
Sep 4, 20251 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 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


Excavator Work on Forest Roads
And now a word for our friends at Timberlands.... "Kia ora Koutou, Further to the mower operating in Whakarewarewa for the next few...
Tony Knauf
Aug 20, 20251 min read


Mowing Operations in the forest 18&19 August 2025
Kia ora koutou, Timberlands are commencing a roadside mowing programme starting Monday 18 th August 2025 . This operation will be...
Tony Knauf
Aug 18, 20251 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
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