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Trampers are riled up over the closure of a popular South Island mountain trail because the toilets are too full.

New Zealand’s most scenic alpine walk and one of the most booked has been closed “for the foreseeable future” after toilets reached capacity. The move to...

Trampers are frustrated that a popular South Island trail has been closed because the toilets are too full.

By RNZ Trampers are frustrated that a popular South Island trail has been closed because the toilets are too full. The Department of Conservation issued a...

With many Kiwis planning to pick up a pack and head out on the trails this summer , you’ll find more peace and quiet on some trails than others. Earlier this...

Date Time Historic Hooker Hut reopens The hut, which first opened in 1910 and is the oldest in the National Park, was removed from its previous site above the crumbling moraine wall of the receding Tasman Glacier by helicopter in 2015. It was stored in Twizel until its restoration by contractor Recreation Construction and flown back into a much more accessible location about two hours walk into the Hooker Valley. DOC Aoraki Operations Manager Sally Jones says it’s fantastic to have the hut ba...

Brook Sabin The Southern Scenic Route from Queenstown to Dunedin is one of the most breathtaking road trips on the planet. Contracting the travel bug while living and working in Canada four years ago, Shoshannah Shand and her best friend decided to travel the world together when they’d saved up enough money. Even before the pandemic confined Kiwis to New Zealand, Shoshannah’s main goal was to travel the length of her homeland, having grown up in a fairly remote part of it – a sheep, bee...