by George Driver | May 13, 2020 | Environment, News portfolio, Wilderness magazine
After the nation wide lockdown went into effect, some Te Araroa Trail walkers emerged from the bush to a very different New Zealand. Read here Published on the Wilderness magazine website, March 28,...
by George Driver | Dec 12, 2018 | News portfolio, Wilderness magazine
After two people died on a popular alpine day walk in Fiordland, DOC is grappling with how to make the route safer. The car park for the Gertrude Saddle Track, just before Homer Tunnel, is regularly overflowing in summer, as people head to what’s been described as the...
by George Driver | Dec 12, 2018 | News portfolio
The fate of the North Island’s forests is in limbo as myrtle rust begins to take hold. Some warn it could cause sensitive ecosystems to collapse. In autumn last year, a stormy westerly wind blew across the Tasman Sea. It was the perfect transport for microscopic...
by George Driver | Dec 12, 2018 | News portfolio, Wilderness magazine
The death of a tourist who fell on the Gertrude Saddle route in Fiordland may have been prevented if DOC had not delayed installing warning signs, according to the coroner. Two people died less than a year apart in very similar circumstances on the popular tramping...
by George Driver | Dec 12, 2018 | News portfolio
The Conservation Authority has labelled DOC’s management of tahr a total failure and says the government may be forced to invest millions to reduce numbers due to years of neglect. Himalayan tahr are meant to be kept to less than 10,000 animals under a control plan...
by George Driver | Dec 12, 2018 | News portfolio, Wilderness magazine
A recent online booking trial at Brewster Hut in Mt Aspiring National Park found at least half of hut users may have been dodging hut fees. Last summer, DOC trialled a booking system at Brewster and Siberia huts in a bid to manage the...
