A popular walking track at Mount Maunganui that was closed on Friday will now remain closed until at least Wednesday.
The Oruahine track on Mauao closed due to a rockfall event.
Parks and recreation manager Mark Smith said it would be Wednesday before the track was open again.
"Initial investigations showed a rock of approximately 900 x 700 x 500 millimetes 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," Mr Smith said.
"This made up a third of the total rockfall."