Mt Wellington will be the next Auckland maunga to go car-free (file photo).

Cars will be banned from the summit of Auckland's Maungarei/Mt Wellington in two weeks, but some restrictions already apply.

Maungarei is the fifth maunga to have a pedestrianised tihi declared in two years, following the Tūpuna Maunga Authority announcement in November 2016.

The summit is closed to all vehicles over both weekends leading up to November 10, to prevent congestion and inappropriate parking because of reduced space.

Chairman Paul Majurey said Maungarei was a significant pā in the east of the Tāmaki isthmus and the change recognised the maunga was a site of immense cultural and historical significance.

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"Important examples of early Māori life in Tāmaki Makaurau still exist in the form of terraces, midden and pits shaped for dwellings, agriculture and defence," Majurey said.

Work on the change was announced in early July.

Construction included building a new visitor car park and toilet block beside the Mountain Road entrance, as well as a reduction and reconfiguration of the tihi car park to accommodate limited mobility and service vehicles only.

As with the other maunga, vehicle access will be granted for people who have limited mobility and cannot walk to the tihi.

An access code for the new automated gate can be obtained by Auckland Council at the Mountain Road entrance.

Pedestrian and cycle access will remain unchanged.

The changes at Maungarei/Mt Wellington follow the pedestrianisation of Maungakiekie/One Tree Hill in May, Takarunga/Mt Victoria and Pukewīwī/Puketāpapa/Mt Roskill in March and Maungawhau/Mt Eden in January 2016.

Work is underway now to pedestrianise Ōwairaka/Mt Albert.

The changes were also signalled in the Tūpuna Maunga Integrated Management Plan which was publicly notified and the subject of a public submission and hearing process in 2016.