Access stalwarts honoured with Walking Access Champion Awards

Te Araroa Trust founder Geoff Chapple and advisor Hunter Donaldson were recently received Walking Access Champion Awards for their outstanding contributions to walking access.

The awards recognise those who have made significant contributions to public access to the outdoors in New Zealand through securing new legal access, championing public rights of access, trail building, or contributing to understanding of access rights and responsibilities.

“The awards exist to remind people of the importance of walking access. Today's recipients have worked tirelessly over many years to open up new opportunities for people to discover all that New Zealand has to offer,â€