Via Ferrata Takaka Hill is a fixed-rope climbing route at 1647 Takaka Hill Hwy, Takaka, in the Tasman district, with a 5.0 Google rating. Its website describes it as New Zealand's first free, non-commercial and publicly accessible via ferrata, run by the charitable society Via Ferrata Aotearoa Inc.
Via ferrata is Italian for "iron way": a route of iron steps and a fixed steel rope up limestone cliffs, which lets anyone with a decent level of fitness reach heights usually left to experienced rock climbers. The website says you need a helmet, a basic climbing harness and a shock-absorbing lanyard with two leashes, and recommends gloves, with simple gardening gloves being enough. Safety gear can be hired nearby, and gear hire enquiries can be made on 03 528 8093. The site also tells the community story of how the route was built, in "The Wire Climb".
Takaka Hill is the road between Nelson and Golden Bay, making this climb an easy stop on that journey.