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    THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT

    Sep 23, 2021 3 minutes
    BY GEORGE DRIVER

    THIS SUMMER, two new Great Walks were meant to open, including one in the North Island, but instead it looks like we are getting some sections of track resurfaced and some new DOC signs installed on just one track.

    Four years ago, the government announced it would splash $12.7m on creating two new Great Walks. The options included a new track to the summit of Mt Tarawera and new huts along the beaches surrounding Cape Reinga on the Te

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