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Will the Queen's Chain be renamed?

Queen Elizabeth II was well known for sharing her love of hiking, horse riding and the outdoors with her family. But, despite the name, she was not responsible for our notion of the Queen’s Chain.

So, what really are the rules about public access to rivers, lakes and the coast?

Find out

Rangipo Intake and Waipakihi roads

Two popular accessways from the Desert Road to Kaimanawa State Forest Park are being returned from Crown ownership to their former or adjacent landowners.

It's a complicated case and we don’t know what the outcome will be, but we were glad to provide clear information and advice to support all parties as they talk with each other. 

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Jan Finlayson is a champ

She’s the force behind Federated Mountain Club’s Same as SH1 campaign, and her outdoor access advocacy spans over a decade.

We presented Jan Finlayson with an Outdoor Access Champion award last week, for her significant and lasting contributions to outdoor public access in New Zealand.

"The Same as SH1 campaign is simply to let the public know these are your roads, for you to use, and they have the same legal status as a state highway,” says Jan.

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Join our team

If you have the experience and skills to facilitate, negotiate, retain and promote public access opportunities, and to promote the role of Herenga ā Nuku, we'd love to hear from you.

We have vacancies for Regional Field Advisors He Kaitohotohu-ā-Rohe in two regions:

Queenstown Lakes, Southland and the Catlins
Tāhuna me Te Taurapa o Te Waka me te Tai ō Arai te Uru

Northland 
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