Summer reservations for eight of the 10 Great Walks opened last week. READ MORE:* Great Walks bookings open next week* Thousands more NZers book Great Walks than overseas visitors* Milford Track peak season bookings gone in secondsAlden Williams/STUFF There has been a 47 per cent increase in the number of bookings for the Paparoa Track, on the West Coast. Across all eight Great Walks, 6267 bookings have been made. Fees from Great Walks bookings were channelled back into maintaining them. Bookings for all other bookable DOC accommodation (outside the Great Walks) opens on June 25.

Source: Stuff June 17, 2020 04:52 UTC