'Phenomenal' restoration of Milford Track for summer hiking

Now to remote Fiordland where crews have been working hard to restore the Milford Track against a looming deadline.

The Great Walk was badly damaged when a metre of rain fell in less than three days in early February, causing widespread flooding, landslips and stranding hundreds of people.

DOC has set its sights on reopening the Milford Track this summer with all places booked out within an hour of bookings opening.

Reporter Tess Brunton has been on the Milford Track to see how progress is going.