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DOC manages a network of over 950 huts of all shapes and sizes.

Completing the Mintaro Hut replacement project in the remote and rugged environment of the Milford Track and living with wildlife, including a circus of juvenile kea who moved on site, made the project especially memorable for the building team!

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There are times in life when you must challenge yourself physically and mentally. Read all about how the Tirohanga track ticked this box for Communications Advisor Jeff.

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With international travel restrictions and famous overseas backyards unwillingly displaying their ‘temporary closed’ signs, we kiwis are in a bit of a travel pickle. What do we do now!? Where do we go for our amazing adventures?!… Well, here are 5 reasons why Kiwis should explore their backyards, now more than ever.

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