Enhanced Access Grants
Published Jul 13, 2018, 1:42 PM
The Commission administers a contestable fund to support projects that enhance access to the outdoors. This fund is known as the Enhanced Access Fund.
Knowledge Base
We have information about accessing the outdoors responsibly - including roads and walkways, rivers and lakes, and private land. We also have information on using our GIS maps, creating new access, private land and what to do when there is a dispute.
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What is the difference between a walkway established under the Walking Access Act and other walking tracks or trails?
Published Aug 8, 2018, 1:04 PM
“Gazetted walkways” are those walking tracks that have been established under the Walking Access Act 2008 and the New Zealand Walkways Act 1990.
Outdoor Access Champion Awards
Published Aug 10, 2018, 11:29 AM
The Outdoor Access Champion awards recognise those who have made significant and lasting contributions to public access to the outdoors in New Zealand.
What a wellbeing framework means for access to the outdoors
Published Jun 7, 2019, 10:06 AM
Treasury’s Living Standards Framework means a new way of talking about the value of tracks and trails. Tracks contribute to wellbeing in a multitude of ways.