After so much work by so many people at a national and local level it was great to finally get the Milford Opportunities vision out there.
There were moments during the official unveiling of the plan in Te Anau this week that brought home to everyone present the importance of managing and protecting this magnificent jewel in our crown so that future generations can enjoy it.
You could have heard a pin drop in the room when Muriel Johnstone from the Ōraka Aparima runanga talked about what the proposals mean for Milford.
And it was satisfying to hear Michael Skerrett from Ngāi Tahu confirming that the four years of work done to get to this point had been truly collaborative from the perspective of local iwi.