No images? Click here Community and Auckland Council driving outdoor projectsHerenga ā Nuku is helping fund work by Auckland Council that will see communities start construction on multiple public outdoor access projects around Matakana and Franklin. Herenga ā Nuku calls on forest owners to embrace stewardship responsibilitiesPublic access is an important part of the Forest Stewardship Council standards that forest owners in NZ sign up to. Nominations are open for the 2025 Outdoor Access Champion awardsThe Outdoor Access Champion awards recognise people and organisations who have made significant and lasting contributions to public access to the outdoors in New Zealand. Access to OneFortyOne forestsOneFortyOne has committed to opening all public access easements where no active forestry operations are occurring. Tauwharenikau River Access walkwayHerenga ā Nuku recommended public walking access to the river, and that walkway now exists. We have recently registered it as an Access Strip Easement. A kiwi, a capercaillie and a CodeBoth New Zealand and Scotland have outdoor access codes that serve as guides for responsible outdoor behaviour and play a crucial role in safeguarding birds. Pulpit Rock and Powder RidgeWe helped advocate to Wenita Forests that trampers should not need a permit to walk above the treeline, in Otago, where there are no commercial forests. Do you love the Hawkes Bay and Gisborne?We are seeking an experienced person to be a regional field advisor for Hawke's Bay and Gisborne | he kaitohotohu-ā-rohe i te Matau-a-Māui me te Tairāwhiti. Your job would be protecting and enhancing public access to the outdoors. The position is a part-time (approximately 2 days a week) independent contractor role. Find out more. New tangata whenua resourcesWe have compiled a set of resources to help those who have mana whenua over land. The resources include information about uniformed legal roads, a link to the tangata whenua map and how to add public easement to your whenua. View the resources. Western access to Wangapeka TrackThe Department of Conservation (DOC) has settled a Land Acquisition Fund (LAF) purchase that secures public access at the West Coast end of the Wangapeka Track beside Little Wanganui River. Read more. Contact us Contact us Visit us Send us mail You're receiving this email because you have previously joined our mailing list. For more information, see our privacy policy. |