Tree Heart Park

Tree Heart Park is a unique park that gives you back time i.e.time to wander, time to picnic, hammock-time and forest bathing, time with family or your partner, time to think, plan, relax and revitalise.

  • Words by Tourism New Zealand
  • Last updated 10 Jul 2025

Book an adventure Clue Trail or/and a Picnic Time Pass. Take 2-3 hours to enjoy either activity along the tracks of Tree Heart Park. The Tree Heart and Co. Tea House is a self service hut. Make yourself a cuppa. Take out the chairs and the picnic table along with the umbrella, or find your Picnic Spot at any of the creative zones at Tree Heart Park.

Alternatively book in for the storybook adventure clue trail. This one is great for the kids or the whole family. Download the story before hand or just solve the easy clues on the way around the trails: The Secret Corridor, The Lagoon of the Star Children (Te Hapua o Matariki), Glittery Gump Creek, No Bridge to Everywhere, Catch-The-Black-Rabbit Hollow.

Location Te wāhi
66 Head Rd, Hunua, RD 3, Auckland, Papakura
Plan your route
Getting there Te huarahi ki reira
Town: 5 minutes to Hunua. 25 minutes to Papakura., Airport: 45 minutes to Auckland International Airport., Parking: Park to the right of The Lagoon, or up at headquarters if you need to use the toilet.
Local tip He tīwhiri mō te rohe
Bring wet weather gear and a sturdy pair of walking shoes. Sunhat for the summer.
  • Picnic Time Pass with the family. Take the time you need.
  • On the Wild Side trail.
  • Ruru Island. Milly, the Morepork, is a guardian of the Tree Heart realm.
  • I wonder who lives here?
  • Time stands still