Tramper suspicious of private Great Walk bookings

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A tramper who missed out on Milford Track and other Great Walk bookings is questioning whether guiding companies have an unfair advantage. Photo: Mathew Cattin
A wrap of the biggest stories and best writing about the outdoors from New Zealand and around the world.  A Spinoff writer is questioning the fairness of DOC bookings, after missing out on the Milford Track for the second year in a row. “The DOC huts on the Milford each have just 40 bunks, so […]
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