Outdoor Walking Access: Consultation Document Research Completed
Title
Outdoor Walking Access: Consultation Document
Lead Author
Walking Access Consultation Panel
Organisation(s)
New Zealand Walking Access Commission, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Publication Year
2006
Publisher
New Zealand Walking Access Commission
Contacts
Abstract
Following Cabinet approval of the policy for a walking access bill, the Associate Minister for Rural Aff airs made substantial progress towards draft ing legislation that would give eff ect to these decisions. However, some of the provisions to be included in the proposed bill were highly controversial. A decision was made to postpone the introduction of a bill to allow time for further consultation with concerned interest groups.
The wider objective of the walking access policy remains unaltered. Cabinet confirmed that the policy objective is to complete the Queen’s Chain so that “as far as practicable the public will have access on foot around the coast of New Zealand, along rivers and around lakes”. The means of achieving this objective require further consideration and consultation.
New Zealanders value access to the great outdoors for recreation, but landholders and outdoor enthusiasts often disagree about what land is open to the public and who should control access to it. As ownership of land, use of land and informal access arrangements to land change over time, New Zealanders’ access to the outdoors, both now and in the future, is facing new challenges. To ensure that appropriate access to land is guaranteed for current and future generations, the Walking Access Consultation Panel (the Panel) is seeking to create a consensus about solutions for formal access to land for recreational purposes.
Keywords:
Consultation, Walking, Tramping, Tracks, Outdoors, Parks, National Parks, Walking access, Walks, Access, Biosecurity
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Areas of Focus
Settings (location)
Provision (delivery type & infrastructure)
Commercial, Mountains, National Parks, Non-organised, Organised, Parks - remote/backcountry, Parks - rural, Parks - urban, Rivers and lakes
Topics
Barriers, Benefits, Capability, Impacts - economic, Impacts - environmental, Impacts- social, Injuries, Participation
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Added
June 21, 2012
Last Modified
June 21, 2012