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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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Why has the Commission developed an outdoor access mapping system?

Published Jul 10, 2018, 10:56 AM

Respect for property rights is important. So are the public rights of access over various forms of public land.

What are the obligations of farm owners and managers towards recreational visitors to their farms?

Published Aug 8, 2018, 11:44 AM

The law enables farmers to grant access to recreational visitors, as they have done for generations. They are still obliged to warn visitors of risks that they wouldn’t normally expect on a farm.

What is the situation if a visitor is paying for the access, either to the farmer or to a trip organiser?

Published Aug 8, 2018, 11:51 AM

If a landholder is charging a fee for access, an activity that might have been purely recreational (e.g. access to a fishing spot) becomes a workplace activity.

The Overseas Investment Office and public access

Published Aug 17, 2018, 1:02 PM

These are the statutory provisions, processes and criteria we use when addressing walking access benefits that may be offered by overseas purchasers of land.

Carrying firearms in the outdoors

Published Aug 31, 2018, 12:04 PM

Most landholders are happy to oblige yet sometimes they can be concerned about people requesting access for recreational purposes, especially when they are carrying firearms.

If I allow the public to walk through my private farm land, does this mean that I’ll be liable if someone gets injured while on my property?

Published Sep 3, 2018, 11:51 AM

Landowners have a duty to warn authorised visitors of significant, work-related, out-of-the-ordinary hazards. The landowner is not liable for any injuries.

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