Gold foot nominations highlight exciting work by public sector
Jun 3, 2020, 11:42 AM
Living Streets Aotearoa has just announced the finalists for its Golden Foot awards 2020.
News: September 2019
Unlocking the gates after COVID-19
Jun 2, 2020, 11:13 AM
As we unlocked our doors after Alert Levels 3 and 4 of our COVID-19 pandemic response we were grateful.
But some of us were also a little melancholy.
New budget funding means more outdoor access for Kiwis
May 18, 2020, 1:02 PM
Budget 2020 has doubled annual funding for the Walking Access Commission Ara Hīkoi Aotearoa
Felicity Brough’s farm is a winner with the birds
May 18, 2020, 12:59 PM
Felicity Brough shares her farm with some watchful kārearea.
New money to improve Māori access to the outdoors
May 18, 2020, 12:57 PM
As part of Budget 2020, the Commission has been allocated $250,000 per annum to improve how it works with iwi, hapū and all Māori on public access to the outdoors.
Playing our part in the response to COVID-19
Apr 27, 2020, 1:43 PM
The Commission is one of NZ’s smallest Crown agencies. But when we got the opportunity to help the All-of-Government response to COVID-19 we were keen to contribute.
Webinar about Find My Adventure
Apr 21, 2020, 11:20 AM
Julian Hitchman, one of our GIS Analysts, gave a webinar as part of the 2020 Virtual User Conference Series, talking about Find My Adventure, our tracks and trails search tool.
Unformed Legal Roads
Apr 20, 2020, 12:39 PM
Unformed Legal Roads are important for outdoor recreation because they give people access to the outdoors. If you want to know more check out our Knowledge Base.
COVID-19 and the outdoors
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.
Accessible streets and accessible trails
Mar 20, 2020, 10:58 AM
The Associate Minister of Transport wants to make footpaths more pedestrian-friendly as new forms of transport change the way people get around.