A new interactive map shows tangata whenua-owned land, paper roads, and other public access points.

Herenga ā Nukū – the Outdoor Access Commission – has released the Tangata Whenua Map, which highlights tāngata whenua-owned lands such as ahuwhenua blocks, marae, and gazetted rohe moana bordering the shoreline, along with public access areas and tracks.

The map also identifies iwi areas of interest, as recognized through Te Tiriti settlements.

Strategic Relationships Manager Doug Macredie says the map consolidates various public maps to make it easier for whānau to use.

“You go into someone else’s rohe, the first thing I think about is, oh, whose land is this? Whether I’m on a track or whatever I’m on, my consciousness, or our consciousness, is always to the mana whenua of that rohe. And so what this does is it enables us to reference, oh, okay, these are ahuwhenua blocks over there. Ah, there’s a rohe moana over there. And it’s empowering,” says Macredie.

People can access the Tangata Whenua Map here