Outdoor Walking Access Report to the Minister for Rural Affairs

Published March 2007

This report contains the Walking Access Consultation Panel’s recommendations for how New Zealanders’ access to rivers, lakes, the coastline and public land can be improved and managed over the coming years.

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Foreword
Summary

PART 1 INTRODUCTION

1 Background
2 Structure of report
3 Identified access issues
4 About the Walking Access Consultation Panel

PART 2 AIM AND PRINCIPLES FOR WALKING ACCESS

5 Aim
6 Principles

PART 3 EVALUATION OF THE ISSUES

7 Leadership
8 Types of access
9 Information about existing access
10 Restoring and realigning lost access
11 New access
12 Māori land and access
13 Code of responsible conduct
14 Landholder liability
15 Fire risk
16 Rural crime and security
17 Biosecurity
18 Other matters

PART 4 CONCLUSION

19 Conclusion
20 Summary of recommendations
21 Alternative view
22 Plan of action

APPENDICES

Appendix A: List of abbreviations
Appendix B: References
Appendix C: Glossary
Appendix D: Members of the Walking Access Consultation Panel
Appendix E: Walking Access Consultation Panel’s terms of reference
Appendix F: Existing institutions
Appendix G: Access organisation – possible forms
Appendix H: Estimated length of unformed legal road by district
Appendix I: Summary of Roading Law as it Applies to Unformed Roads
Appendix J: Summary of Elements of the Law on Movable Water Boundaries