The Detail's Long Read: On Fiordland

From The Detail, 5:00 am on 18 February 2023

This is The Detail's Long Read - one in-depth story read by us every weekend.

A tourist sightseeing ferry boat travels down the calm, deep blue waters of Milford Sound in the remote Fiordland region in the south west of the South Island of New Zealand

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This week, it's two stories.

A Fiord-less National Park written by Heidi Bendikson and published on Newsroom.co.nz.

Fiordland National Park is the crowning jewel of our national parks and arguably our greatest tourist magnet. But conservationists warn that marine life has been put at risk because the park’s waters are unprotected.

Cruising For A Bruising: $$$s v Nature in Milford Sound written by Vaneesa Bellew and published on Newsroom.co.nz.

As international cruise ships once again ply our waters, there’s renewed debate about whether they belong in one of New Zealand’s – and the world’s – most precious places

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