Reviewing the Walking Access Act: giving your feedback on public access to the outdoors
The Walking Access Act 2008 is about providing free access to the outdoors. The Ministry for Primary Industries is reviewing the Act and it wants to hear your views about what is working well and what could improve. You have until 2 July to give feedback.
To explain some of the issues MPI will want your views on Asher Wilson-Goldman has recorded a short podcast where he talks about what the Walking Access Act is, how it promotes public access and what people might want from it in the future.
Julian Hitchman explains using geospatial data to create mapsPodcast: Julian Hitchman is one of the Commission's GIS Analysts. He talks about how we use geospatial data to create the maps we use. |
What a wellbeing framework means for access to the outdoorsTreasury’s Living Standards Framework means a new way of talking about the value of tracks and trails. Tracks contribute to our wellbeing in many ways. |
Waiheke trail builder wins Outdoor Access Champion AwardWaiheke Island’s Gary Wilton received an Outdoor Access Champion Award for his work creating Waiheke’s comprehensive network of walking and biking tracks. |
Only a few weeks left to enter Top Outdoor SpotThe Top Outdoor Spot competition is a great chance for students and their schools to win great prizes. |
Tramping club prepares to gift new track to PukekoheThe Auckland region will soon have a new walk and cycle trail that starts as soon as they hop off a train. Pukekohe’s Five Summits Track will take people on a 20km journey linking the town’s five volcanic hills in a loop. |
Mokihinui-Lyell Backcountry Trust wins Outdoor Access Champion AwardThe Old Ghost Road is the work of over 400 volunteers who collectively donated 26,500 hours of work to build the trail. It is one of New Zealand’s Great Rides. |
WorkSafe has confirmed that people carrying out outdoor recreation are responsible for their own risk rather than landowners or businesses. This matches the advice the Walking Access Commission has given since the Health and Safety at Work law came into effect.
