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April 2013

 
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Talented students win Top Outdoor Spot competition

A photo of a sun-loving Labrador and a poetic description of Waiotahi Beach have won ‘Best Photo’ and ‘Best Description’ in the New Zealand Walking Access Commission’s Top Outdoor Spot competition. Run on the Commission’s Both Sides of the Fence education website (www.bothsidesofthefence.org.nz), the competition attracted entries from 60 students across the country.

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Healthy demand for outdoor access funding

More than 30 organisations have submitted applications for a slice of $138,000 in funding available through this year’s round of the Enhanced Access Fund.

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Dealing with obstructions on unformed legal roads

Of all the access disputes dealt with by the Commission, obstructions on legal roads are one of the most common. In this column, Commission Board Member Brian Stephenson provides a quick overview of the issue.

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News from the field - April 2013

‘News from the field’ provides a roundup of public access topics being worked on by the New Zealand Walking Access Commission’s regional field advisors. This issue, we hear from John Wauchop (Eastland) and Noel Beggs (Otago and Southland).

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Commission considers Molesworth Station access

Public access on Molesworth Station, in the upper-South Island, was among the topics considered at a Nelson/Marlborough Conservation Board hearing last month.

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Thanks to all communications survey respondents

The New Zealand Walking Access Commission would like to say a big “thank you” to all those who took the time to complete the communications survey provided with the December newsletter. The feedback will help improve future newsletters and the Commission’s communications approach.

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