A focus on catering to tourists rather than domestic trampers has made a great flop of the promised new Great Walks.
This summer, two new Great Walks were meant to open, including one in the North Island, but instead it looks like we are getting some sections of track resurfaced and some new DOC signs installed on just one track. Four years ago, the government announced it would splash $12.7m on creating two new Great Walks. […]
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The great disappointment
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A focus on catering to tourists rather than domestic trampers has made a great flop of the promised new Great Walks.
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