14 Apr 2023

DOC hikes prices for accommodation in parks, on tracks

From Checkpoint, 5:52 pm on 14 April 2023

Going bush might cost you a little more in the coming months. Thanks to inflation, foul weather and the long tail of Covid, DOC says its had to review the price if its huts, lodges and campsites.

International visitors will pay the biggest increases - with Paparoa track accomodation rates going to 1.5 times the domestic fees.

If you're a local standard hut fees go from $5 to $10.

DOC Principal Commercial Revenue Advisor Steve Kerr says it's the first price increase long time with the last review of hut fees in 2008.