Outdoor pathways improve people’s mental wellbeing
May 5, 2021, 3:26 PM
“We are increasingly coming to understand that mental wellbeing is strongly shaped by social and physical environments” says a recent report from Waka Kotahi.
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Help is here
Apr 27, 2021, 2:07 PM
A helpful guide for users to familiarise themselves with our maps. Check out more information on our maps, layout, navigation, tools, login and GIS data.
Upper Taieri wetlands nationally significant project
Apr 22, 2021, 5:03 PM
The Walking Access Commission is excited to be supporting a project to conserve, restore and develop wetlands along the Upper Taieri in Central Otago.
ANZAC Day
Apr 21, 2021, 11:33 AM
Take a walk down memory lane back to WWII. We’ve collated a list of must do views for your ANZAC Day hīkoi.
Shared pathway gets walkers off busy airport road
Apr 15, 2021, 10:46 AM
Walkers and cyclists living in Southeast Auckland can now enjoy a shared walkway off Highway 20B. This will be much safer for people who previously had to walk along the busy state highway.
Not 100% report provides opportunities for walkways and cycle trails
Feb 19, 2021, 11:25 AM
New tourism recommendations from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment could benefit walkways, cycleways, and the environment.
Downloadable GPX files make accessing hidden spots easier
Feb 17, 2021, 10:52 AM
People can use our maps to draw lines over significant areas, tracks and unformed legal roads. Then they can export those drawings onto their handheld GPS unit or phone.
Sharing a farm with the public
Feb 5, 2021, 9:29 AM
Kate Scott is the owner of remote Rees Valley Station, near Glenorchy. She talked to us about what it’s like for her family to have a stream of tourists on their land.
To Aria and back, on a horse
Feb 4, 2021, 2:40 PM
Kaye Nelson has been horse trekking for three decades. “I don’t know whether any person who is attached to horses would really be able to say exactly why," says Kaye.
Asher departs the Commission
Jan 28, 2021, 1:58 PM
After four years at the commission Asher Wilson-Goldman is leaving us. He takes time out in his last week to talk about some of the changes during his time.