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Northland Trails Project will create unique two-coast loop

Herenga ā Nuku is helping to fund a project to develop a network of cycling and walking trails looping around Te Tai Tokerau’s east and west coasts. The goal is to transform Northland into a magnet for walkers and cyclists.

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Kaputone Creek

New esplanade reserve along Kaputone Creek

We are supporting an Overseas Investment Office decision that adds a crucial piece of public access to Christchurch’s goal of enabling people to walk from the source of the Pūharakekenui (Styx) River to the sea.

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Dairy Farm Opunake

Refreshed access maps help landholders know their land

Herenga ā Nuku has recently refreshed our outdoor access maps to make them easier to read, annotate and share. Farmers, foresters, and other landholders will find this particularly useful.

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Screenshot of Tangata Whenua Map

Online hui supports network of trailmaker groups

Our latest online hui shared valuable information for trailmaking groups, including how to use GIS to manage assets and a beginner's guide for cycle and walkway trails.

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Edwin Sheppard climbs badlands

Climbing Trust wins award for restoring access to crags

The Aotearoa Climbing Access Trust has won an Outdoor Access Champion Award for helping to restore public access to climbing areas such as Maungarei Springs, Waipari Crag, and Wharepapa Rock (Castle Rock). 

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Tuatara

5 outdoor spots that are off-limits, and they're each hiding a fascinating story

While all these places may appear on maps to allow public access, you can't go in because of dinosaurs, spies, killer spores, and jet bombers. Crown-owned land is normally publicly accessible—but not always.

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Ngā pitopito kōrero

  • Sir John Kirwan gives a shoutout to our Outdoor Access Code by telling 4WDers to follow the guidelines.
  • A successful plan to increase the number of walking and cycling journeys will need to develop off-road pathways.
  • Our Trailmakers Map is growing slowly as trail groups and trusts add their details to the national network.
  • Manawatu publisher Frank Goldingham won an Outdoor Access Champion Award, recognising his work as the editor of Walking New Zealand Magazine, which he started in 1996.

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