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Regional field advisors

Contact an advisor to investigate or negotiate public outdoor access. 

Pocket Maps

Get the app to take our maps with you just about anywhere.

Jobs

Current vacancies at Herenga ā Nuku.

Our work

Find out about the diverse mahi Herenga ā Nuku does, from its large strategic projects to its day-to-day support for people who access the outdoors.

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Maps and public information

Our Access Mapping System is a series of interactive maps that show New Zealanders exactly where they have public access in the outdoors.
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Resolving disputes

The Commission helps facilitate resolutions when there is a dispute between two or more parties over outdoor access. We have a formal disputes resolution process.

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Enhanced Access Grants

We administer a contestable grants scheme to support projects aimed at enhancing access to New Zealand's great outdoors.
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The Overseas Investment Act

One of our interesting jobs is to look at applications by overseas investors to buy sensitive land. Our role is to consider if there are any access opportunities.
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Regional Trail Strategy Development

Herenga ā Nuku works closely with local government, iwi partners and community stakeholders to support the development of long-term tracks and trails strategies.
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Strategic Narrative 2021-2025

Trails connect us to this land of ancestors, to te taiao, and our unique natural world, to our stories and our heritage to active lifestyles, health and wellbeing, and to each other.