Waiorongomai Road Reserve

Wairongomai Road Reserve is 0.6340 in size and is located at the end of the Wairongomai Loop Road, approximately 5km south east of Te Aroha. The reserve is bounded to the north and east by the Department of Conservation’s Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park, and to the south and west by rural land. The site is mainly road and a turn around car park at the end.  The reserve provides a parking spot and access into the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park.  The adjacent Department of Conservation reserve contains some important historical structures, including New Zealand’s oldest railway built to service the near by gold mine – the Piako County Tramway (1882-83).  Some of the remnant structures from this are located beside the Wairongomai Road Reserve.  A small stream forms the eastern boundary of the site. The Operative District Plan does not separately identify the site as a Reserve, however it does identify most of the reserve as being in a land instability zone.  The underlying zone is Kaitiaki (Conservation). You can find out more about Wairongomai and the walking tracks there at the Department of Conservation (DoC) website