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, 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 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.

Jan 6, 2022, 9:04 AM

Summer can be a busy time for farm managers. Among the pressures they face are more people who may want permission to cross their land.

Sep 17, 2021, 1:27 PM

The commission wants to see communities take the time to nominate their champion women who make it easier to access the outdoors.

Aug 23, 2021, 12:18 PM

18 months ago, many of us did not know that walking was essential. But when everything else is locked away, walking with your bubble, with your whānau, with your dog, remains.