Ko te wā aukatinga ko te wā whānaunau reme, arā rerekē ki ngā Ara kaiwaewae a Te Papa Atawhai (Cooks Cove, Te Pāmu Te Kuri, Te Whanga o Anaura me Ōtoko) arā ka katia ia tau mai i te tuatahi o Akuhata ki ngā rā Whakatā Kaimahi (Labour Weekend) te whakamutunga o Ōketopa arā te rerekētanga ki Te Kaiwaewae o Aratia me Māpiri ka kati i te marama o Hūrae ka tuwhera i te mutunga o Hepetema.
Public access to Mount Hikurangi is closed from 12 noon on 31 December to 12 noon on 1 January each year for the Hikurangi Maunga Dawn Event.
The track from the Pakihiroa Station carpark to the hut will be closed every October for lambing.
Tūranga Gardens, enclosing the Elizabeth Williams Walkway, is currently closed. Two slips have exposed some old asbestos waste from the demolition of Cook Hospital and GDC has closed the reserve because of this safety concern.