Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Emerald Lakes (
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Urchin Trig (
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Lake Waikareiti (
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Lake Waikaremoana (
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Whirinaki Track Glowworm Cave (
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Best Huts
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Old Waihohonu Hut (
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Mangatepopo Hut (
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Panekire Hut (
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Background Reading
NZ's oldest backcountry hut, Old Waihohonu, can be found in Tongariro National Park.
Built in 1904 and now a listed heritage building, it is but one of many splendid examples in
NZ's unparalleled hut network. A deserved winner in the 2013 NZ book awards,
Shelter
from the Storm
is a handsome illustrated history of the huts and the people who built them,
written by long-time tramping writers Shaun Barnett, Rob Brown and Geoff Spearpoint. 'On
one level, huts are simple structures that provide shelter in a country with a tempestuous cli-
mate; but on another level they act as repositories of our backcountry history, with many
fascinating stories invariably surrounding them.'
