Kiwi? Prove it for cheaper Great Walks access

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Enjoy the view, folks - from June foreign trampers will pay double the hut fees on the Milford, Routeburn, Kepler and Abel Tasman Great Walk tracks. Photo: Nicholas Freeman
Kiwis heading on a Great Walk this summer may have to take their wallet to prove their nationality after the Government moves to hike fees for international visitors. Overseas tourists will now be charged double the rate to book DOC huts and campsites on four Great Walks (Routeburn, Milford, Abel Tasman and Kepler) starting in […]
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