Updates to the basemap gallery on our maps
Oct 23, 2020, 10:13 AM
We've updated and simplified the basemap options on our maps.
News
Esplanade strip gives recreation access to Waiau Uwha
Oct 21, 2020, 11:13 AM
The Commission has created a 20-metre wide esplanade strip along part of the Waiau Uwha River, giving people the right to pass over the land beside the river.
Nominations open for 2021 outdoor access champions
Oct 21, 2020, 10:44 AM
The Walking Access Commission is seeking nominations of people and groups who champion public access to the outdoors. Nominations are open until 31 January 2021
Shaun Norman wins Outdoor Access Champion Award
Oct 19, 2020, 2:07 PM
Shaun Norman received an Outdoor Access Champion Award to recognise his significant and lasting contribution to public access to the outdoors in Aoraki Mt Cook.
A trail network that reconnects us to the Waikato River
Sep 16, 2020, 12:21 PM
Professor Mick Abbott teaches landscape architecture at Lincoln University. He talks to us about his view that landscapes can help shape people.
Walking the banks of the Ōhura River
Sep 15, 2020, 11:25 AM
Matiere in the King Country is not a busy place but when you are there you can now walk along the riverbanks of the Ōhura River.
Improvements to our website and Find My Adventure
Sep 8, 2020, 4:22 PM
We have introduced some great new features that make finding information on our website even easier.
Commission clarifies that whitebaiters can use marginal strip to access Mōkau River
Sep 1, 2020, 4:55 PM
The Walking Access Commission hopes to help resolve a dispute about whitebaiters accessing the Mōkau River near the end of Te Mahoe Road.
Te Araroa partners with the Walking Access Commission
Aug 26, 2020, 11:37 AM
Te Araroa Trust and the Walking Access Commission have joined forces to work on the Trust’s length-of-New Zealand trail.
Vector basemaps will mean faster mapping
Aug 25, 2020, 9:37 AM
The Walking Access Commission's mapping partner Eagle Technologies is improving LocalMaps, the program our online mapping system runs on.