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New Zealand's best autumn and winter walks and National Parks 29 Apr, 2021 05:27 PM 6 minutes to read Aoraki: Pick a route to match your outdoor abilities. Photo / Supplied Hibernation is for bears - get out there and soak up the winter wonderland, writes Thomas Bywater The days are getting shorter again, and somehow longer. New Zealand's front-loaded calendar makes much of the summer season, with March to September all but written off. This is a mistake. The milder, mellow mornings and crisp winter walks capture Aotearoa in a different light. It is half of the year that doesn't get nearly i...

The Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project covers around 50 sq km of the park NELSON-TASMAN TOURISM Why go Framing the dual attractions of ('Small Lake') and Lake Rotoroa ('Long Lake'), Nelson Lakes National Park offers a rugged alpine landscape of glaciated valleys, craggy mountain ranges, and the opportunity to negotiate long ridges offering 360-degree views of some of the South Island's most spectacular terrain. And with none of the country's super-popular Great Walks, Nelson Lakes National Park also tends to be less crowded than other alpine tramping regions throughout the country. Classic ...

Why go: On a clear day, the soaring highlight of Egmont National Park is the key reason you should always ask for a window seat on the right-hand side of the plane when flying from Auckland to Wellington. Punctuated by the smaller Fanthams Peak, Mt Taranaki's perfect volcanic cone is surrounded by an equally symmetrical forested circle prescribing the rugged and protected limits of New Zealand's second-oldest national park. Soon to be officially named Taranaki Maunga, after three centuries of being called Mt Egmont and 34 years of Taranaki/Mt Egmont, the peak visible across the region ma...