Explore tracks and trails. Find out how maps help you plan your adventure, keep you safe in the outdoors, and assist organisations to find you if something goes wrong.
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Background reading, images, narrations, keywords and quizzes.
Connect with experts >
Insights into people, their careers and a chance to replay questions and answers from a LIVE web conference.
Explore the field trip videos >
Videos and more showcasing places, people, ideas and initiatives on this field trip.
Take the Google Earth for Web tour about getting outdoors >
A virtual tour of the field trip with GIS mapping, 3D locations, images, daily diaries and video.
Want to Get Outdoors? Make a plan and make it home safe. Explore Get Outdoors Week each year in November to Discover, Plan, GO and Share your #GOWeekNZ adventure!
There are so many amazing places to explore in Aotearoa. Get Outdoors Week encourages you to get out safely into our beautiful environment. An important part of staying safe in the outdoors is understanding where you are going and letting others know about your location. Mapping plays a key role in enabling you to stay safe and have fun when you venture off the beaten track. View the glossary of outdoor recreation terms.