Submissions
Submission on the proposed National Conservation Policy Statement
Published August 2026
This submission identifies where free public access can be more firmly built into the Departmetn of Conservation's proposed National Conservation Policy Statement
Submission on the Buller District Council Draft Reserves Management Plan 2026
Published August 2026
We are concerned that several provisions and an existing licence to occupy issued over part of the Ngakawau-Hector reserve could diminish public access to reserves.
Submission on the Tauranga City Council Plan change 40
Published July 2026
We request that the draft Plan Change 40 be amended to better allow for future and current needs in relation to public access and a public access network
Feedback on the Draft Whau Local Board Plan 2026
Published July 2026
Submission to Auckland Council endorses the Local Board continuing to partner with the government to complete Te Whau Pathway
Feedback on the Draft Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board Plan 2026
Published July 2026
Submission to Auckland Council supporting Ngā Ara Hīkoi ki Aotea project to enable public use of unformed legal roads connecting southern villages
Feedback on the Draft Henderson-Massey Local Board Plan 2026
Published July 2026
Submission to Auckland Council supporting the Revive Rathgar community-led access and connectivity initiatives
Te Here ā Nuku (Nelson Tenths) Bill
Published July 2026
Submission to the Finance and Expenditure Committee on Te Here ā Nuku (Nelson Tenths) Bill
Conservation Amendment Bill 2026
Published July 2026
The submission proposes amendments that would ensure public access to and over conservation land is a consideration in the Bill.
Hastings Racecourse relocation
Published July 2026
A joint submission from the Outdoor Access Commission and Hawke’s Bay Trails on Private Plan Change 10 - Hastings Racecourse Relocation
Proposal to Stop and Sell Accessway between Cramond Street and Dalmeny Street, Tokoro
Published July 2026
We do not formally object to the proposed road stopping of the formed road for access, but we raise several concerns regarding the implications of this decision.