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![Have $500,000 to spare? You too could charter a superyacht this summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Milford tourists willing to pay $110 access fee, says MOP
The access fees would only apply to international guests.
![Photos show heavy snowfall, apline roads closed in south](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Photos show heavy snowfall, apline roads closed in south
Southern regions in for more snow, and strong winds of up to 130km/h are forecast.
![Facial recognition tech reveals NZ's happiest tourist spot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The Milford Track: Putting the great into our iconic walks
It's no wonder these are the most hotly contested huts in New Zealand.
!['Four days of unstable weather': Electrical storms, gales, snow to sea level](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Aucklanders 'welcomed with open arms' in far south
Rebranded JUCY Cruise out of the volume market, welcoming Aucklanders from next week.
![Fiordland cruise company seeks voluntourists for special mission](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fiordland cruise company seeks voluntourists for special mission
Fancy a busman's holiday to Dusky Sound?
![2000 bunks empty on Great Walks as Aucklanders cancel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
2000 bunks empty on Great Walks as Aucklanders cancel
Milford track and other Great Walks have rare free spaces for those who can get there.
![Last-minute Milford: Great Walk huts open with spaces spare](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Last-minute Milford: Great Walk huts open with spaces spare
Cancellations have opened up spaces in Milford and popular Great Walk Huts.
![Milford Road still closed due to avalanche risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Milford Road still closed due to avalanche risk
Avalanche risk means road to Milford Sound has been closed since last Thursday.
![Rare penguin's delightful selfie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rare penguin's delightful selfie
Endangered birds colonise remote Fiordland sounds, offering hope of survival.
![How to bag a space on a Great Walk this year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
How to bag a space on a Great Walk this year
There is plenty of space left on the Great Walks, for those who know where to look.