New Hooker Valley suspension bridge at Aoraki/Mount Cook to open next week

RNZ21 Jul, 2026 09:53 PM2 mins to readThe new suspension bridge up the Hooker Valley at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park will open to the public next Tuesday. Photo / Department of ConservationThe new suspension bridge up the Hooker Valley at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park will open to the public next Tuesday. Photo / Department of ConservationBy RNZThe new Hooker Valley suspension bridge at Mt Cook will open next week, despite workers facing gales and snowfall during construction.Hundreds of thousands of people tramp up along the popular Hooker Valley Track each year.

But it has been partly closed since April last year when riverbank