A community fundraiser offers the chance to take in the scenery and progress along the under construction Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatū Tararua Highway (file photo). A community fundraiser will give people an exclusive opportunity to view the ground being made on a new replacement highway for the Manawatū Gorge. The Walk the New Highway fundraiser offers the chance to take a scenic walk over the Tararua Range following the route of the Te Ahu a Turanga Manawatū Tararua Highway on May 23. The main walk would follow the new highway’s 13-kilometre route back to Hope Rd, and would take about 3 ½ hours. Bonser said both routes require a reasonable level of fitness, with some steep up and downhill sections so there is a minimum age of 10-years-old for the main walk, and 5-years-old for the shorter trip.

Source: Stuff April 24, 2021 21:00 UTC