Sharing a farm with the public
Kate Scott is the owner of remote Rees Valley Station, near Glenorchy. She talked to us about what it’s like for her family to have a stream of tourists on their land.
Free signs for landholdersWe work with Federated Farmers and Rural Women New Zealand to provide free signs for landholders to use. These signs mark access routes for people to use when crossing landholders' properties. |
To Aria and back, on a horseKaye Nelson has been horse trekking for three decades. “I don’t know whether any person who is attached to horses would really be able to say exactly why," says Kaye. |
Carrying a gunThe public access areas on our maps show a range of different land types or easements. Each has different rights of access. Some provide for walking only, and others provide for other access types including carrying a gun or hunting. |
Downloadable GPX files make accessing hidden spots easierPeople can use our maps to draw lines over significant areas, tracks and unformed legal roads. Then they can export those drawings onto their handheld GPS unit or phone.
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