Northland’s Waipu Coastal Trail extended

A new walking trail is available for walkers to enjoy on Northland’s Bream Bay coast, thanks to an $8,000 grant from the New Zealand Walking Access Commission’s Enhanced Access Fund.

The trail, which follows a section of the Bream Bay coastline between Waterman Drive and Ding Bay, is the final section of the longer 6km Waipu Coastal Trail.

Active NZ survey highlights Kiwi love of outdoor recreation

In this column New Zealand Walking Access Commission Chief Executive Mark Neeson discusses how New Zealanders' love of outdoor recreation shines through in the recently released results of Sport NZ's 2013-14 Active NZ Survey.

Supporting Women Walk the World

The New Zealand Walking Access Commission is teaming up with Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) to support the ’90km Challenge’ – the local leg of the global ‘Women Walk the World’ event.

Judging underway in Top Outdoor Spot competition

A photo of an iconic New Zealand river, a drawing of an idyllic Kiwi beach, and a poem about a family trip to the farm – just some of the entries in the running to win prizes in the Top Outdoor Spot 2015 competition.

Survey: Help improve the Walking Access Mapping System

Have you used the online Walking Access Mapping System (WAMS) in the past six months? If so, the Commission is seeking your feedback via our short online WAMS User Survey.

Cycleways, dairy and horse riding centre stage at Waikato forum

Opportunities to access the outdoors on horseback and the legal standing of the Queen’s Chain were among the hot topics discussed at the New Zealand Walking Access Commission’s recent regional forum in Hamilton.

News from the field – April 2015

‘News from the field’ provides a roundup of public access topics being worked on the New Zealand Walking Access Commission’s regional field advisors. This month, we hear from Chris Arbuckle (Coastal and Central Otago) and Ange van der Laan (Southland, Queenstown Lakes, and Fiordland).