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read moreNew Zealand’s Outdoor Access Commission has this week added more than 1400 reserves of publicly accessible land to its maps with the combined area of the reserves, 3000 hectares, now twice the size of Blenheim.
Outdoor Access Commission Chief Executive Ric Cullinane says the newly accessible data means people can explore more of New Zealand.
Cullinane notes "Trampers, hunters, mountain bikers and people walking dogs will all be able to explore more of the motu, knowing they are not trespassing."
Outdoor Access Commission’s Geospatial Information Systems team has spent three months compiling the data and testing it to ensure it is accurate.
Cullinane says in 2016 Outdoor Access Commission used an automated process to run a set of queries against Land Information NZ parcel data to identify land parcels that allow public access.
"Over time, the query started to show mistakes, so we needed to stand the automatic query down and update the public access areas manually as we identified new data.
“Our last three months of work have identified the thousands of hectares of previously unmapped public access.
“Most of the 1400 parcels of land are small, and they are scattered all over Aotearoa. Even though they are small, they are all a part of the network of public access for people to walk on and explore.
"They connect us to the whenua and to each other."
Outdoor Access Commission (Herenga ā Nuku) free public access maps (known as WAMS) are the most accurate database of publicly accessible land in New Zealand. They also show tracks, conservation land, property information and hydro parcels. They are widely used by outdoor recreationists, track builders and local government officials.
27th March 2023 - Outdoor Access Commission recognises lifetime contribution of Nelson trail-maker
9th March 2023 - Outdoor Access Commission highlights value of public access to beaches and rivers
27th October 2022 - Josephine Elworthy secures outdoor access champion award for Clevedon trails
7th December 2020 - Dr Gordon Hosking announced as recipient of Outdoor Access Champion Award
14th May 2019 - New Zealand Old Ghost Road trail to receive Outdoor Access Champion Award
2nd June 2013 - Outdoor access projects to receive walking access funding
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