A trail network that reconnects us to the Waikato RiverProfessor Mick Abbott works at Lincoln University’s School of Landscape Architecture. Often he helps design tracks and trails. "In the field of landscape architecture, we are often asked to change a site around to suit people,” he says. “But what I have increasingly become aware of is that the real opportunity is how we might change ourselves a bit. How might landscapes stay the same but
how they can change us?"
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Farewell Peho Tamiana Meihana-Tait It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Peho Tamiana Meihana-Tait, our kaumātua at the Walking Access Commission Ara Hīkoi Aotearoa. Read more >
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Win a picnic for your trail building group We want to reward some of the trail building groups who give Kiwis the chance to enjoy the outdoors. Tell us about the great work you are doing for outdoor access. Read more >
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Outdoor recreation and COVID-19 New Zealanders are exploring our outdoors in greater numbers than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Associate Professor Stephen Espiner says preliminary findings from his collaborative research suggests one out of three people have increased their outdoor recreation since the lockdown. Read more >
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Updates to the basemap gallery on our maps We've updated and simplified the basemap options on our maps. New features include increased zoom level, new maps with greater detail, improved speed and refined basemap selection. Read more >
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Esplanade strip gives recreation access to Waiau Uwha The Commission has created a 20-metre wide esplanade strip along part of the Waiau Uwha River, giving people the right to pass over the land beside the river. Read more >
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Nominations open for 2021 outdoor access champions The Walking Access Commission is seeking nominations of people and groups who champion public access to the outdoors. Nominations are open until 31 January 2021, Read more >
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Shaun Norman wins Outdoor Access Champion Award Shaun Norman received an Outdoor Access Champion Award to recognise his significant and lasting contribution to public access to the outdoors in Aoraki Mt Cook. Read more >
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Walking the banks of the Ōhura River Matiere in the King Country is not a busy place but when you are there you can now walk along the riverbanks of the Ōhura River. Read more >
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Improvements to our website and Find My Adventure We have introduced some great new features that make finding information on our website even easier. We have improved Find My Adventure, our search tool for tracks and trails, by adding new features. These include elevation profiles, PDF and GPX downloads for tracks and a new feature called ‘nearby tracks,’ so if your adventure just isn’t quite right, you can find another one close by, to do afterwards. Read more >
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