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GETTING THERE: Travel restrictions still apply to all international travel as we go to press. Please check smartraveller.com.au for travel status and updates, and individual airlines for flights. See qantas.com and airnewzealand.com

GOING INDEPENDENT: Walkers attempting the NZ Great Walks (and most other walks) independently need to book huts/campsites. Bookings open from 1 July each year. See booking.doc.govt.nz or for general information doc.govt.nz

GOING GUIDED: Ultimate Hikes runs guided walks on the Milford and Routeburn tracks. See ultimatehikes.co.nz

For guided walks on the Heaphy Track, Southern Wilderness offers fantastic gourmet guided adventures. See southernwilderness.com