Funding available for projects enhancing access

Groups working on projects to improve access to the New Zealand outdoors still have a month left to apply for funding through the Enhanced Access Fund's fourth and final funding round of 2014-2015.

The fund is managed by the New Zealand Walking Access Commission to support projects that provide free, certain, enduring and practical outdoor access for the public.

New Zealand Walking Access Commission Chief Executive Mark Neeson said a maximum of $25,000 was available to any one project, and a total of $76,000 had been made available across this financial year's four funding rounds.

“The Enhanced Access Fund supports the initiative of people who put their time and effort into improving access to the outdoors,â€