Milford Sound

The alliance that maintains the gateway to Milford Sound has won the International Road Federation’s 2023 Global Road Achievement Award for Programme Management.

Safety at Milford Sound Airport’s aerodrome has been formally recognised through its achievement of a Qualifying Aerodrome Operator Certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority.

Night access to Milford Sound Piopiotahi will be unavailable in November while Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency completes improvements to the Homer Tunnel.

State Highway 94 into Milford Sound Piopiotahi has been closed due to a high avalanche risk associated with torrential rain.

There’s also support for a cruise ship ban but less so for removing the aerodrome.

Milford sound tourism businesses are urging operators around the country to get behind a new effort to show appreciation for healthcare workers.

Remote communities and visitors between Te Anau to Milford can now access ultrafast broadband following the successful completion of a 118km fibre haul project.

The Department of Conservation is seeking suppliers to identify ways to manage road access to Milford Sound Piopiotahi and to identify a park and ride system for the popular destination.

Southern Discoveries says the sale of its Spirit of Queenstown vessel to RealNZ will enable it to invest in its Milford Sound cruises and coach operations.

A scheme for a cable car up Bowen Falls to provide a “world-class activity” is mooted in the area’s masterplan.

The Milford Opportunities Project will hold a series of engagement sessions with businesses, the community and other stakeholders starting in May 2023.

Milford Opportunities Project chair Dr Keith Turner is retiring from the board at the end of the month after more than five years with the initiative.

The Milford Opportunities Project has opened a new hub located at Te Anau Town Centre.

The tourism minister says success in the sector in NZ is not about visitor numbers.

“Considerable assessment, feasibility testing and planning work is now needed,” says Conservation Minister Poto Williams.

Business transformation professional Chris Goddard has been appointed to lead the controversial Milford Opportunities Project through its next chapter of growth.

The closure begins at Hollyford Road and will remain in place all day Monday 18 July.

Fixed wing aircraft may be incompatible with one of the jewels in NZ’s tourism crown, says one of DOC’s leaders.

Milford Sound aviation operators and stakeholders have hit back at calls for the closure of the facility in a document that outlines the case to keep the runway.

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa is calling for submissions on place name changes in Fiordland.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has issued permanent reduced speed limits across a 19km stretch from the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound.

Operators line up to challenge the plan’s recommendations with aviation and cruise at the front of the queue.

The launch of the Milford masterplan has received a mixed reaction among local council leadership in the deep south.

The Milford Opportunities Project unveils its highly-anticipated plan for the destination.

DOC calling for submissions by 4 June.

Feedback was required on possible options and ideas for the sound, the road leading into it and Te Anau and the surrounding regions.

Public feedback is being sought on the future of Milford Sound Piopiotahi and its surrounding regions.

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency will close Homer Tunnel for road resurfacing following Queen’s Birthday weekend.

Private vehicle access into and out of Milford Sound Piopiotahi will start on Monday 16 March.

An increase in daily convoys into Milford Sound and night-time public access are two measures being proposed to widen access to the popular destination.

Convoys in and out of Milford Sound Piopiotahi are set to be ongoing as work continues on repairing the road following adverse weather that closed the highway in February.

Go Orange’s Milford Haven has launched into its second season at Milford Sound.

Two stopping areas on the Milford Sound highway (SH94) will close for the summer season, due to increased rockfall risk.

Consultation on a proposal for safer speed limits on three sections of Milford Road are set to begin Monday, 18 November.

A Real Journeys vessel carrying 39 tourists on a private charter hit a rock while seal watching.

Milford Sound/Piopiotahi’s popular Lady Bowen Falls walk has reopened for the first time in more than 15 years.

The popularity of Milford Sound Information Centre and Café with the hundreds of thousands of tourists who visit the area each year meant increasing pressure on the parking facilities.