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![Rough and ready: The ultimate adventure in the Southern Alps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Rough and ready: The ultimate adventure in the Southern Alps
From sleeping under the stars to the full backcountry hut experience.
![Great Walk, better bunks: Routeburn's luxury route](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Great Walk, better bunks: Routeburn's luxury route
Perfect blue skies and fine food greet Stephanie Holmes along the Routeburn Track.
![Great frustrations: Milford Track fills up after DoC website issues](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Great frustrations: Milford Track fills up after DoC website issues
The first Great Walk has been booked out but there's hope yet.
![Disgruntled developer shut out of Great Walks makes hut booking app](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Disgruntled developer shut out of Great Walks makes hut booking app
DoC said it welcomed initiatives that help visitors and made the most of facilities.
![Sound of silence in Fiordland is the perfect break from busy lives](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sound of silence in Fiordland is the perfect break from busy lives
Experiencing peace and quiet - if only for a moment - in Fiordland’s Doubtful Sound.
![Bird of the Year: Where to spot the rock wren in the wild](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bird of the Year: Where to spot the rock wren in the wild
The pīwauwau rock wren has been crowned a 'rock star' of the avian world.
![Long weekend weather: Fine conditions forecast for most of NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Long weekend weather: Fine conditions forecast for most of NZ
But rain and frost warnings for some parts of the country.
![Dairy approval at edge of Lake Te Anau stuns knight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Dairy approval at edge of Lake Te Anau stuns knight
Sir Alan Mark appalled at the 15,000sq m compound of four wintering barns given the nod.
![Icy blast hits NZ: 849 lightning strikes, flooding - and big swell, snow on the way](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Icy blast hits NZ: 849 lightning strikes, flooding - and big swell, snow on the way
Strong winds, heavy rain across NZ, and brace for a temperature drop down south on Friday.
![DoC bunk breakdown shows Aussies back on tracks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
DoC bunk breakdown shows Aussies back on tracks
One in five bunks booked by overseas visitors as Milford sells out in record time
![Sanford sells lobster quota for $49.3m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sanford sells lobster quota for $49.3m
Sanford has sold its Southern South Island lobster quota for $49 million.
!['Over the moon': Missing pair reunited with tearful family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Over the moon': Missing pair reunited with tearful family
Grins all round as Alan Mortimore, 49, and 14-year-old son Danny return after three days.
![Two hunters missing in Fiordland 'ill-equipped' for night in bush](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Two hunters missing in Fiordland 'ill-equipped' for night in bush
The pair failed to return from their hunt on Saturday.
![Want to take on three Great Walks in three days? Here's how...](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Want to take on three Great Walks in three days? Here's how...
Jim Kayes takes the easy(ish) route on Fiordland's Great Walks.
![Hump Ridge: Long delayed Great Walk upgrade on track at last](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hump Ridge: Long delayed Great Walk upgrade on track at last
There is a lot of work to do, although the track has been welcoming walkers for decades.
![Storm alert: Weekend gales and rain, wet Saturday night for capital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Storm alert: Weekend gales and rain, wet Saturday night for capital
For the second weekend in a row Wellington is in for a drenching.
![These NZ tours are safeguarding our flora and fauna for the future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
These NZ tours are safeguarding our flora and fauna for the future
Tour operators, guides and tourists are critical to supporting a predator-free NZ by 2050.
![Fiordland and Queenstown dominate Tripadvisor awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fiordland and Queenstown dominate Tripadvisor awards
Aotearoa has swept the awards with Queenstown being the top pick for the Pacific.
!['It was never about hunting': Confessions of a possum shooter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'It was never about hunting': Confessions of a possum shooter
"This is the best experience I can try to give my kids."
![Te Anau rewards all those who scratch beneath the surface](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Te Anau rewards all those who scratch beneath the surface
In a world without Queenstown Te Anau might have been the South Island's top tourist town.