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Rogaine organiser Grant Hunter discusses public access on private farms Dec 10, 2018

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Grant Hunter has been organising rogaines on Canterbury farms for for twenty years. It's a different type of public access because rogainers need to roam over the land for a set event, rather than follow a formed path in their own time. He discusses biosecurity, health and safety, respecting farmers and other issues he deals with when organising events. You can read his full article on our website. Photo credit: Wicked Rogaines

Walking is New Zealand's favourite recreation activity Oct 08, 2018

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Last month Sport NZ's Activity Survey revealed that walking is the most popular sport or recreation for adult New Zealanders. We talked to the Walking Access Commission Chief Executive Ric Cullinane about what the commission can do to support our hundreds of thousands of walkers across the country. Photo by Thomas Schweighofer on Unsplash

Ric Cullinane talks about good public access Sep 17, 2018

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Longstanding Walking Access Commission staff member Ric Cullinane has been appointed as the Commission's new Chief Executive this month. Following his appointment, he took time to talk about what good public access looks like and the role the Commission plays helping private land owners with access issues.

Chris Livesey talks about new signs for Wellington's Manawa Karioi trails Aug 02, 2018

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Island Bay's Manawa Karioi ecological restoration project has won a $5000 grant to erect signs and put in track markers that will help people walk local bush trails. The money comes from the Walking Access Commission's Enhanced Access Fund, which supports local groups to build and preserve outdoor access - especially tracks and trails. We went to Manawa Karioi to meet Chris Livesey from the restoration project. He says that currently the tracks, none of which are marked, can be a confusing web for people who have not used them before. New map panels at the entrances to Manawa Karioi and colour-coded track markers will help more people to enjoy them. --- Music is Black Cat Funky by reusenoise: http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/reusenoise/56513 - available under a creative commons (CC BY-NC 3.0) license.

Training men to open up trails into Te Urewera Jul 05, 2018

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The Walking Access Commission's kaumātua, Korotau Tamiana, describes his early work training men to create trails into the previously inaccessible Te Urewera. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (external site) (CC BY 4.0) *The dawn chorus of birds in the background of the audio is from the Department of Conservation (https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/bird-songs-and-calls). The album photo of Te Urewera National Park is by Aroha Pounamu on Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/27276881@N00/)

Always look back Jul 05, 2018

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Peho Tamiana talks about whakatūpato - safety and caution in the bush. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (external site) (CC BY 4.0) *The dawn chorus of birds in the background of the audio is from the Department of Conservation (https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/bird-songs-and-calls).

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