Summer prices for huts on the Milford Track are up $40 per night for international visitors to $110, while NZ residents have an $8 increase to $78. The Kepler and Routeburn are up $37 for internationals ($102) but only $3 for NZ residents ($68). The popularity of Rakiura over the last year has seen its hut prices bumped up $32 for internationals ($56 per night) and $13 for locals ($37). On the flip side, the Whanganui Journey will be a bit cheaper for all hikers while the Lake Waikaremoana Track and Paparoa Track are unchanged. DOC Heritage and Visitors Director, Steve Taylor, said there will be other pricing changes, including the extension of the use of seasonal pricing, and the introduction of weekend pricing for a small number of DOC’s most high-use huts.