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Date: 24 August 2019 $3.9 million will be invested to boost South Westland’s stunning visitor attractions as Fox Glacier/Te Moeka o Tuawe valley access road will remain closed indefinitely.
Date: 30 May 2019 Budget 2019 provides an additional $10.699 million over the next four years to improve the Department of Conservation's security, and health and safety systems.
Date: 02 June 2018 For the 2018/19 Great Walks season DOC is trialling the introduction of differential pricing for international visitors staying in huts and campsites on four of its most popular Great Walks.
Date: 24 August 2018 Work is underway to progress Hump Ridge Track in Southland and Te Paki Coastal Track in Northland as potential new Great Walks.
Date: 30 August 2019 An independent review has considered whether the remaining 61% of the territorial sea should be included in the Campbell Island/Moutere Ihupuku Marine Reserve.
Date: 14 March 2017 A new Great Walk through the spectacular limestone landscapes and luxuriant forests of Paparoa National Park will be a memorial to the 29 men who died as a result of the Pike River Mine disaster on 19 November 2010.
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