All tracks open following Sunday storm Whakatane photographer Wayne Feisst snapped this photo of local surfer Rusty at The Heads in Whakatane. Jane Kearns also caught some surfers on camera between Mauao and Matakana Island. '); } else { // } All walking track in and around Mount Maunganui are now open. Access to Moturiki/Leisure Island was closed on Sunday due to heavy seas poising a danger to the public. Mauao Base Track was also closed, as swells breached across the track. Tauranga City Council confirms that all tracks are now open. “Please be mindful that there is some damage to the tracks due to the storm,” says a council spokesperson.