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