The journey or the destination

September 2013

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September 2013

Currently a tramper's valley for those keen to visit Kiwi Burn Hut, the proposed monorail will be built in the forest adjacent to the Kiwi Burn stream. Photo: Graham Dainty
Improving transportation to Fiordland continues to stir controversy, writes Krista Langlois Warrick Mitchell is driving 80km/h down the Milford Road, past jagged cliffs, hanging glaciers and pristine alpine valleys – scenery that’s causing his two passengers to audibly gasp as they crane their necks to take it all in. Arguably the most spectacular road in […]
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