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![Take a hike: Where the walkers go to walk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Take a hike: Where the walkers go to walk
If anyone knows NZ's best walks, it's Natalie Tambolash from Great Walks of New Zealand.
![Watch: Top tips for tackling Te Araroa trail's Pirongia Traverse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Top tips for tackling Te Araroa trail's Pirongia Traverse
Part two of a new video series from social enterprise Got to Get Out
![Lonely Planet picks New Zealand's best walks... with some surprises](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Kiwi hike leapfrogs Milford in world's most popular tramps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi hike leapfrogs Milford in world's most popular tramps
A survey into the world's most popular tracks has named the Kiwi hike as one of the best.
![Milford Great Walk books out as Australian tourists return](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Milford Great Walk books out as Australian tourists return
It's the quick and the dead on booking day for Fiordland's premiere tramping route.
![Booked-out bunks, bots and other Great Walk booking myths, busted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Booked-out bunks, bots and other Great Walk booking myths, busted
Many disgruntled walkers want to get to the bottom of what's happening.
![Rock and a hard place: Project sparks mental health, conservation debate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rock and a hard place: Project sparks mental health, conservation debate
Painted stones - Kim's Rocks - have been appearing around the hills of the South Island.
![Hump Ridge: Long delayed Great Walk upgrade on track at last](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Heaphy Track closed by flood damage until May](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heaphy Track closed by flood damage until May
The Golden Bay through hike is likely to be impassable until May.
![How do you tackle 15,000km of coast? One walkway at a time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How do you tackle 15,000km of coast? One walkway at a time
Redefine yourself one step at a time on the country's coastal walkways.
![DoC asks campers to assess own risks this summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
DoC asks campers to assess own risks this summer
DoC are expecting a bumper summer with almost 60,000 campers across the network.
![2000 bunks empty on Great Walks as Aucklanders cancel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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=793)
Last-minute Milford: Great Walk huts open with spaces spare
Cancellations have opened up spaces in Milford and popular Great Walk Huts.
![Abel Tasman track could be opened to bikers and hikers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Abel Tasman track could be opened to bikers and hikers
The Abel Tasman track could become the third Great Walk to permit cyclists.
![Six great New Zealand walks in luxury](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Six great New Zealand walks in luxury
"The longer and harder the trip, the sweeter the return to soft beds and hot baths".
![Artist sketches every hike on accidental year in New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Artist sketches every hike on accidental year in New Zealand
By the beginning of the year the London-based artist was ready to go home.
![Price hike: Where are DoC's best value huts this season?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Price hike: Where are DoC's best value huts this season?
DoC introduces 'weekend prices' trial for huts this season.
![New and improved: Milford Track's Mintaro Hut open for trampers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New and improved: Milford Track's Mintaro Hut open for trampers
The original hut was found to be sitting in a potential rockfall zone.
![DOC shuts great walk hut over bedbug infection](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
DOC shuts great walk hut over bedbug infection
The huts had their busiest season, but less welcome guests checked in with the hikers.
![Hidden treasure: A Great Walk at Lake Waikaremoana](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hidden treasure: A Great Walk at Lake Waikaremoana
This remote and rugged track is hidden in Te Urewera, at the heart of the East Coast.
![Secret messages in Patagonia clothing sew political division](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Secret messages in Patagonia clothing sew political division
When it comes to politics US outdoors company Patagonia wears its heart on its sleeve.