In New Zealand, we are lucky that more than a third ... it is the setting of these huts which is priceless. With low-season bunks costing from $5 a night – like earplugs – they are a luxury ...

If you love the great outdoors, circle May 13 in your calendar — it is the day bookings open for New Zealand’s Great Walks and other huts and campsites. The opening dates will be staggered from May 13 ...

The future of nearly a third of all huts and tracks managed by the Department of Conservation is in limbo, as the agency ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New Zealand.

Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from SSW to SW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 49 °F (9.4 °C). Sunny with a high of 67 °F (19.4 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 14 mph (8 to 22.5 kph ...