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Pike Memorial Track opens: 'We haven't forgotten the Pike 29'

Years of challenges to create an enduring memorial are finally overcome as families open a memorial track.

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Swastikas painted on restored DoC hut

Vandals have painted swastikas on a restored backcountry hut on the West Coast, with police called over the "senseless, sickening" vandalism. The...

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Swastikas painted on DoC Kirwans Hut in Victoria Forest Park, West Coast

Vandals have painted swastikas on a restored backcountry hut on the West Coast , with police called over the “senseless, sickening” vandalism . The remote...

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Glacier retreat at Franz Josef changing the Waiho river

The rapid retreat of Franz Josef Glacier and the subsequent "huge" volume of riverbed material crawling down the Waiho Valley is a growing problem for the area.

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Mouse burrow leaves holes in iconic West Coast walkway

A mouse has been at play at the West Coast's premier visitor site, the Pancake Rocks at Punakaiki.

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Bridges over Heaphy Track's troubled waters put out to tender

Bridges over Heaphy Track's troubled waters put out to tender
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South Westland predator free project 'most exciting' in the country

South Westland predator free project 'most exciting' in the country
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Concern at glaciers as tourism 'not flavour of the month'

A major South Island tourism operator has warned that banks are running out of goodwill towards the industry as the impact of Covid-19 continues to bite.

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Government funds major effort to blitz weeds from the West Coast

Jobs are being created as New Zealand ramps up efforts to give native plants breathing space from invasive weeds.

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