A wide range of publications about the outdoors
Walking Access
An Act of Repression:
Walking Access Bill introduced
Hayes's 'sequel' (in prep)
Government adopts Panel's recommendations (in prep)
Hayes's omissions in 'Unformed Roads' alleged to be gross and inexcusable (in prep)
Government must critically re-examine flawed advice (18/7/07)
Walking Access - a step forward - with a STING in the tail (5/4/07)
Government should sack land access group (18/2/07)
Dept of Conservation
Natural quiet and protected areas (in prep)
Recreation to be fostered; conditional on protection (in prep)
Protection now secondary to 4WD "imperative" (in prep)
Off-Road
vehicles
Dob in the hoons:
Off-road vehicle gallery
(23.11.07)
Off-road vehicles destroying the evironment (10/8/07)
Tenure review
Is tenure review process
transparent or corrupt?
(21/2/07)
Recreation
Opportunities
Where to go for outdoor recreation (21/8/07)
What has been described as "the
defining document on public access in New Zealand"
Land access reports released August 2003
Summary of Submissions to the Ministerial Reference Group on Land Access pdf 52k
Walking Access in the New Zealand Outdoors
A report by the Land Access Ministerial
Reference Group pdf 576k
The Law on Public Access Along Water Margins
By B E Hayes pdf 988k
Land Access
Public Access
Strategy 2003
Reference Group Report - Commentary and checklist of pros and cons
Has Jim Sutton Hijacked Labour's Outdoor Policy?
Abolition of Queen's Chain should not become Government's agenda
Queen Victoria's legacy
What is meant by "Queen's Chain" and related terminology
Departmental hostility to public needs
may be put to the test
Does DoC have liability for recreational visitors' mishaps?
Public land ownership
The origins of public
lands in New Zealand. Why is public ownership necessary?
Public access in general
Allenmansrätt, Walkways, law, order and the great outdoors
Covenants (over private land)
Queen's Chain
Only two leases over
marginal strips -- so why was it neccesary to change the law?
Sea coast
NZ Coastal Policy & Plans
Public roads
A guide to road
dedication
Public
conservation estate
'DOC estate' out --
'public land' in...
Crown Forests
Rights of public use are retained despite licences to forestry
companies...
South Island
high country
Grazing and burning the high country to 'save it' from fire...
Treaty
of Waitangi & Maori claims
Claims for sovereignty lack credibility...
Legislation
Crown Pastoral Land &
Queen's Chain Protection Bills
Local issues
By local authority areas
Political policy
Overseas
UK, Sweden
A guide to writing 'Letters to the Editor'
PDF Library
A wide range of publications about the outdoors