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Unformed legal roads  Pocket Maps
Rivers, lakes & the coast  Trail groups

Regional Field Advisors

Connecting people, connecting places

We create and sustain public access to the outdoors. We’re a Crown agency working with communities and across statutory boundaries, enabling more people to connect with the whenua .

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Hawkes Bay Trails

Vacancy: regional field advisor | kaitohutohu-ā-rohe for Hawkes Bay and Gisborne

Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, the Outdoor Access Commission (formerly, the New Zealand Walking Access Commission — Ara Hīkoi Aotearoa), is the government agency protecting and enhancing public access to the outdoors for everyone in…
Amie Pont

Information about public access

Guidance about accessing the outdoors responsibly — including roads and walkways, rivers and lakes, and private land.
Danica using Pocket Maps

Use a map to find legal public access across New Zealand

Our maps will help you find legal public access, hunting and fishing spots, tracks, trails, and property information.
Kai Iwi Lakes to Ripiro Beach Track

News from the field

The latest media releases, articles, news and views from across the Walking Access Commission.