Great Walks’ hut and campsite bookings during the season often sell out in days. It can be frustrating and disappointing, but out of season it can be easier to book and the tracks are less crowded to walk.
Verity Jackson and her 14-year-old niece headed from Ashburton to Stewart Island in winter to do the Rakiura Track. “We mainly chose the Rakiura because my niece is on a mission to complete all the Great Walks,” she says, “but also because the weather on Stewart Island tends to be more settled in
