The Department of Conservation has offered a compromise over parking fees at Punakaiki’s Pancake Rocks after strong objections from locals. Twelve free parks opposite the new Paparoa National Park Visitor Centre on State Highway 6 were removed in June by the New Zealand Transport Agency/Waka Kotahi, leaving DOC’s car park as the only option for […]
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Justin Sprecher
Wilderness newsletter editor and contributor Justin Sprecher is a tramper, thru-hiker and trail runner with a passion for wild backcountry. He has been writing and photographing for outdoor publications for more than a decade and holds a degree in film studies and communications from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His writing has featured in publications in New Zealand and North America and his films have screened at festivals worldwide.
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