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Wills Valley Track is closed until mid-June 2026 while a concrete buttress is constructed upstream from Gates of Haast bridge. During this time, access to and f…

Sections of Te Paki Coastal Track are closed due to storm damage: Kapowairua (Spirits Bay) to Pandora Pandora to Tapotupotu Bay Tapotupotu to Cape Reinga/Te Rer…

A large slip in Dart Valley between Daleys Flat Hut and Chinamans Bluff has made the Rees-Dart Track circuit impassable. Dart Track is closed until at least Dec…

State Highway 38 between Lake Waikaremoana Holiday Park and Tuai will be closed during the day for road repairs from Monday 2 March 2026 until Friday 5 June 202…

Access to Flora car park up Graham Valley Road is closed due to the collapse of a major section of road and a number of smaller slips which occurred in a recent…

Access to Flora car park up Graham Valley Road is closed due to the collapse of a major section of road and a number of smaller slips which occurred in a recent…

A predator control operation using toxic bait containing 1080 was completed on 2 March 2026. The operation area includes Mt Aspiring National Park. It is open t…

A predator control operation using toxic bait containing 1080 was completed on 2 March 2026. The operation area includes Mt Aspiring National Park. It is open t…

We distributed toxic bait pellets containing 1080 on 11-13 December 2025. Arthur’s Pass National Park and Lake Sumner Forest Park remain open. See Pe…

There are slips: at the first creek crossing from Boyle Flat Hut when walking towards Magdalen Hut near the bridge over the Henry River Image of one of the slip…

Track maintenance to address overgrown vegetation will be undertaken on tracks surrounding the Upper Whirinaki Hut. This includes: Plateau Rd To Mid-Whirinaki P…

There is a large whale carcass at the northern end of Goat Bay. Take extreme caution if going into the water at Goat or Tōtaranui bays as the carcass may attrac…

DOC and OSPRI distributed toxic cereal bait pellets by helicopter in this area on 11 and 23 March 2026. Taraua Forest Park will remain open. A caution peri…

A predator control operation using toxic bait containing 1080 was completed on 5 February 2026. The Garibaldi–Kakapo area is open to the public with warni…

The Harper Pass Track has significant washouts between Pfiefer Creek and the Otehake River. The river has changed course and it may be easier to walk along the …

A significant number of fallen trees are blocking the Lake Kaurapataka Track and may make it unpassable. We recommend avoiding this track. First published on 10…

Car parking fees apply at Franz Josef Glacier. How to pay fees or buy an annual permit. First published on 3 December 2025. Last reviewed on 10 March 2026.

There are many fallen trees and overgrown vegetation. Visitors to the area should allow more time to reach the huts in the Matiri Valley. Lake Matiri to McConch…

There is a large slip on the Lower Waiohine Track. The only access past the slip to Totara Flats Hut now requires walking upstream on the riverbank. This should…

There are multiple windfalls and slips on the Baton Valley track to Flanagans Hut and the Ellis Basin Route to Ellis Hut. Allow 2-3 hours longer than signposted…