Mount Hikurangi, Mountain summit in Raukumara Range, New Zealand.

Mount Hikurangi (Te Ara ki Hikurangi) is a 1,752 m peak on a spur of the Raukumara Range in the Waiapu Valley, about 80 km north of Gisborne. It is the North Island's highest non-volcanic peak, a broad mass with a ridge of several summits; nearby are Whanokao, Aorangi, Wharekia and Taitai.

The summit was classified as state forest land until 1990, when it was returned to Ngāti Porou. This transfer represented an important recognition of land rights for the local community.

The mountain holds deep spiritual meaning for Ngāti Porou people, rooted in stories of creation and emergence from the sea. Visitors experience this connection through how the land is cared for and the names and practices that shape the place today.

The trek to the summit takes about seven hours from the car park and requires advance permission and a booking at the small mountain hut that sleeps eight people. Access goes through Pakihiroa land, so visitors should plan and organize their visit well ahead of time.

Nine whakairo carvings of Māui and his family stand on the summit, made by Toihoukura students under Derek Lardelli for the 2000 millennium dawn, when Ngāti Porou held karakia led by Tamati and Amster Reedy.