Milford Sound

Trapped on the track: How torrential rain left trampers marooned in Fiordland

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For three nights, four guides and 41 trampers were stuck on the Milford Track as more than a metre of rain fell in 48 hours. Guide Oliver Missen was witness to the downpour.  The trip started as usual. We met in Queenstown, looked through the weather update, then quickly repacked to make sure my rain … Read more

‘The entirety of New Zealand is a national park’: the case for implementing a border fee

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As visitor arrivals reach unprecedented levels and our environment and infrastructure buckle beneath the pressure, Don Rowe argues that it’s time tourists paid their fair share.  New Zealand has the highest rate of threatened species in the world. Birds, dolphins, bats – you name a family, we’ve got a species on the precipice of extinction. Our rivers … Read more