Storms hammer tracks in the North and South islands

September 2021

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September 2021

This slip near Tawa Saddle, and others on the Queen Charlotte Track, will take months to repair. Photo: DOC
Major tracks around the country have been hammered by recent winter storms and some are expected to be closed for months. Sections of the Heaphy, Queen Charlotte, Abel Tasman and Taranaki’s Around the Mountain track have been closed by storm damage after heavy rain in July. DOC Buller operations manager Suvi van Smit said the […]

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