Great Walks: a list

 There are currently 10 Great Walks in New Zealand, from north to south these are:

                        Lake Waikaremoana Track, 46 km, 4-5 days, North Island

                        Tongariro Northern Circuit, 43km, 3-4 days, North Island

                         Whanganui River Journey, 145km, 3-5 days, North Island (by canoe/kayak)

                         Abel Tasman Coastal Track, 60km, 3-5 days, South Island

                         Heaphy Track, 78.4km, 4-6 days, South Island

                         Paparoa Track, 45kms, 3days South Island

                         Routeburn Track, 32km, 2-4 days, South Island

                         Milford Track, 53.5km, 4 days, South Island

                          Kepler Track, 60km, 3-4 days, South Island

                          Rakuira Track, 32km, 3 days, Rakuria/Stewart Island

On the Paparoa Track in February of 2021

There is one tramping track slatted to become a Great Walk sometime between 2021 and 2022. This is:

Humpridge Track, 67 km, 3-4 days, South Island

Te Waewae Bay is visible from high on the Humpridge Track

More tracks may be added to the Great Walk roster at some stage but there was a 33 year gap between the Kepler Track (1987) and the Paparoa Track (2020) so nothing is guaranteed.