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Sounds to Town: Dunedin ultra-marathon runner to tackle 617km non-stop over five days
Glen Sutton will undertake the colossal challenge for charity

New Zealand's most 'Instagrammable' locations revealed
A newly released ranking, based on Instagram data, shows the country's most popular spots.

Will new ministers push back over 'incoherent' $16.5m plan to stop Milford Sound over-tourism?
Tourism Minister says some of the Milford Opportunities Project plans are 'incoherent'.

Tourist death: DoC launch investigation after young girl fell from rock near viewing platform
The Department of Conservation will launch an internal investigation into the death.

Kiwi tourism icon hardest to locate on the list of world attractions
Visited by 800,000 tourists a year. Imagine how more might turn up if they could find it?

One dead after serious crash involving three motorbikes on SH94, near Milford Sound
Police are currently at the scene which involved three motorbikes.

Have $500,000 to spare? You too could charter a superyacht this summer
Wealthy Kiwis are among clients who spend eye-watering amounts to charter superyachts.

Here's how you can still get on a Great Walk this summer
The huts are all but booked out but there are still options available.

Milford tourists willing to pay $110 access fee, says MOP
The access fees would only apply to international guests.

Facial recognition tech reveals NZ's happiest tourist spot
Smiles abound in this South Island spot.

Great frustrations: Milford Track fills up after DoC website issues
The first Great Walk has been booked out but there's hope yet.

Booked-out bunks, bots and other Great Walk booking myths, busted
Many disgruntled walkers want to get to the bottom of what's happening.

The Milford Track: Putting the great into our iconic walks
It's no wonder these are the most hotly contested huts in New Zealand.

Celebrity Eclipse: The White Lotus arrives in New Zealand with bonus waves
Celebrity Eclipse returns to New Zealand.

Lonely Planet picks New Zealand's best walks... with some surprises
Like many of us over the past two years, The Lonely Planet has got into tramping.

'Four days of unstable weather': Electrical storms, gales, snow to sea level
Forecasters expect the storm to linger to the middle of next week.

Airways boss quits after tumultuous Covid years, control tower closure U-turns
Plans to close regional control towers, announced when Covid hit, have been reversed.

Milford Track death: Experienced tramper worked as a lodge attendant
He was suitably experienced and carried a personal locator beacon and a two-way radio.

Body found in search for missing Milford Sound tramper
The tramper was reported missing on Monday just after midnight.

Search ramps up for missing Milford Track tramper
The man was reported overdue after a planned tramp to the Devils Armchair.

Aucklanders 'welcomed with open arms' in far south
Rebranded JUCY Cruise out of the volume market, welcoming Aucklanders from next week.