Jun 8, 2022, 4:51 PM

The Waipara Vineyard Trail — Mountford Estate walkway was gazetted last week. This provides enduring access over part of the popular Waipara Vineyard Trail.

May 13, 2022, 2:39 PM

Ric Balfour and Felicity Brough help farmers and catchment groups to develop public access routes when they are doing riparian planting.

Apr 22, 2022, 8:41 AM

Celia Wade-Brown is best known as the former mayor of Wellington. But she is also an adventurer, walking Te Araroa, cycling then Tour Aotearoa and kayaking around parts of NZ.

Apr 6, 2022, 12:05 PM

The Commission wants to help the Department of Conservation (DOC) protect public access when it reclassifies stewardship land.

Mar 22, 2022, 3:12 PM

If you know any trails that share a mīharo view of the sky and Matariki but are just missing facilities — now is the time to encourage applications.

Mar 22, 2022, 2:44 PM

Edwin Sheppard, the newly appointed general manager of the Aotearoa Climbing Access Trust, is the first paid role to work specifically on rock climbing access issues in New Zealand.

Mar 11, 2022, 2:11 PM

The loop is part of a network of Mahu Whenua covenant tracks in Wakatipu that the Commission has been helping create legal access on for over a decade.  

Jan 25, 2022, 4:17 PM

The Commission is proud to recognise the wāhine that have made a significant impact in accessing the outdoors in New Zealand.

Jan 7, 2022, 2:31 PM

Walking is not just a slow way of getting from A to Z. It is about experiencing all the other letters in between.

Jan 7, 2022, 9:00 AM

Riverbanks and riverbeds are often thought to be entirely publicly accessible and a term is frequently used as part of this expectation - the Queen’s Chain.