Mauao track remains closed

Council staff hope to clear the rockfall on Tuesday. Supplied photo.

The Oruahine track around the western face of Mauao closed on Friday by a rockfall, will remain closed until at least Wednesday.

The popular base track will also be closed for about an hour on this afternoon, while work is done on the section of the face above both tracks.

'Initial investigations show a rock of about 900 x 700 x 500 millimetres in size came down at speed from the northern bluffs and crossed the Oruahine track, bouncing on the outside edge of the track before coming to rest about 50 meters below in the vegetation,” says parks and recreation manager Mark Smith. 'This made up a third of the total rockfall.”

It was seen by walkers on the track at the time but there were no injuries.

'We've since found more material that needs to be dislodged and moved to prevent further events,” says Mark.

This work is scheduled to be completed Tuesday afternoon. Council staff are unable to say when the track closure will occur.

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