Vandals block Wellington mountain bike cycle trails with obstacles

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1 Dec, 2025 11:29 PM2 mins to read

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Wellington City Council park rangers are installing motion-activated cameras in the Town Belt on Matairangi/Mt Victoria after a spate of vandalism that appears to target mountain bikers. Photo / Wellington City Council

Wellington City Council is installing motion-activated cameras in the Town Belt on Mt Victoria after a spate of vandalism which it says appeared to have targeted mountain bikers.

Over the past few days, the council said logs, stumps and other obstacles had been placed
on several mountain bike trails in places where, if hit by a mountain bike rider, they could cause serious injury.

The council’s parks manager Bradley Schroder said timber had also been fastened to trees at a height with the apparent intention of injuring riders.

He said fencing and signage had also been removed, mainly around the V, Rockdrop and Shuttlecock tracks, and cautioned riders that other trails may have been vandalised.