Are the wilderness values and enjoyment of these trampers at Key Summit compromised or destroyed by knowing there’s a road only a few kilometres away?
Photo: Matt Lysaght
Seeing the benefits of a wilderness unseen A Haast-Hollyford road has long been a possibility lying dormant. To many people, its re-emergence represents an underlying and fundamental challenge to the value of a notional ‘wilderness’. Some of the arguments against a road through this area were outlined within two articles in the May issue […]
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Two opinions on the Haast-Hollyford Road
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