Outdoor Access Champion Suky Thompson leading BP walking festival group

Outdoor access needs women

The Commission is proud to recognise the wāhine that have made a significant impact in accessing the outdoors in New Zealand.

Vacancy: IT Systems Admin/Analyst

The NZ Walking Access Commission Ara Hīkoi Aotearoa is looking for a full time IT systems administrator/analyst to join our Wellington office.

50,000km of roads you can't see

There are over 50,000km of unformed legal roads in New Zealand. That’s over 25 times the length of State Highway 1 from Cape Reinga to Bluff.

Greeting the summer visitors

Summer can be a busy time for farm managers. Among the pressures they face are more people who may want permission to cross their land.

Public access river on west coast of New Zealand

Access to Rivers

Riverbanks and riverbeds are often thought to be entirely publicly accessible and a term is frequently used as part of this expectation - the Queen’s Chain.

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Walking is modest

Walking is not just a slow way of getting from A to Z. It is about experiencing all the other letters in between.