Instacrammed: the big fib at the heart of New Zealand picture-perfect peaks

One of New Zealand’s most scenic locations is buckling under the strain of selfie-seeking tourists, with lines of up to an hour to capture scenes of supposed isolation and peace.

Roys Peak in Lake Wanaka is one of New Zealand’s most Instagrammed day walks, a three-hour hike that offers sweeping views towards Mount Aspiring and the Southern Alps.

Find out what Guardian writer Eleanor Ainge Roy has to say about one of Wanaka’s biggest tourist attractions.

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