May 14, 2021, 2:07 PM

Ric Cullinane says treating farmers and landholders with respect is the best way to gain access to private land. 

May 14, 2021, 1:59 PM

Hundreds of school students joined Te Araroa Trust, the commission and Federated Farmers on a virtual field trip around Bream Head and Whananaki last month.

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.

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.

Nov 3, 2020, 10:19 AM

New Zealanders are exploring our outdoors in greater numbers than before the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Mar 23, 2020, 3:37 PM

What does COVID-19 mean for the NZ Walking Access Commission, and for public access to the outdoors? We share advice from a range of experts.

Feb 27, 2020, 10:19 AM

The Commission's Stephen Day spent three days in Wānaka with LEARNZ teachers as they took students on a virtual field trip to explore the outdoors. Here’s his photo diary.

Nov 14, 2019, 12:00 PM

You know you’re among good tramping folk when the formal ‘ribbon-cutting’ opening you’re attending involves cutting a length of supplejack with a pair of garden shears.

Aug 6, 2019, 12:07 PM

The Walking Access Commission advocates for more off-road pathways for people to get between their homes and key amenities like schools, places of work and shops.

Aug 1, 2019, 3:01 PM

Auckland Regional Field Adviser, Dot Dalziell has been supporting Ngā Maunga Whakahii o Kaipara to protect native forest and sites of significance to the iwi.