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Regional field advisors

Contact an advisor to investigate or negotiate public outdoor access. 

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Advocacy

We work with communities to create new connections to and across the whenua, resolve disputes and care for the land and the people who live, work and play on it.

Herenga ā Nuku provides leadership on outdoor access issues and administers a national strategy on outdoor access, including tracks and trails. It maps outdoor access, provides information to the public, oversees a code of responsible conduct, helps to resolve disputes and negotiates new access.

Te Waro Block Waterfall

Te mauri o te whenua and land access

Herenga ā Nuku recognises the mauri of Aotearoa's land and forests. Te mauri o te whenua underpins all relationships with tangata whenua.
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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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Regional Projects

Herenga ā Nuku works closely with local government, iwi partners and community stakeholders to support the development of long-term tracks and trails strategies.
Ngarunui Beach Lookout

Submissions

We submit on a wide range of issues, including responding to parliamentary select committees, central government agencies and local government strategies and plans.
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Car-free access to the outdoors

We advocate for more equitable and sustainable access to the outdoors.

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Public access for horse riders

Herenga ā Nuku supports comprehensive, enduring and practical public access for horse riders. The default policy for public access should be multi-use trails.

The Kaituna Ridges Ramble

Balancing different forms of outdoor activities