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Tui Flat Hut

Tui Flat Hut

Tui Flat Hut

Unofficial but kind-of-official hut in the Ruakituri Wilderness Area, Te Urewera. Has a hut book, axe, billys, fireplace, a history ...   More ▶︎
upper anini campsite

upper anini campsite

bush camp, anini   More ▶︎
log jam, upper anini

log jam, upper anini

Nice wilderness area,   More ▶︎
Anini-Ruakituri Junction

Anini-Ruakituri Junction

This place is crawling with trout. Pity it's two big days walk from anywhere.   More ▶︎
Ruakituri River Crossing

Ruakituri River Crossing

The Upper Ruakituri meanders over tilted papa slabs, allowing wide, shallow but very slippery crossings.   More ▶︎
Whopper Cave Weta

Whopper Cave Weta

This one was on a river bank, she got a fright and jumped into the water so we rescued her.   More ▶︎
Upper upper Ruakituri

Upper upper Ruakituri

Anne Marie just above where the Ruakituri disappears underground.   More ▶︎
Anini clearing fly camp

Anini clearing fly camp

Fly camp at the anini clearing, trout and venison for tea!   More ▶︎

Manuoha - Waikareiti Circut GPX

A GPX file of this trip   More ▶︎
Good Camping on the track

Good Camping on the track

There is a good campsite where the track comes down to the Kaipo lagoons from Pukepuke   More ▶︎
Manuoha - Waikareiti Circut

Manuoha - Waikareiti Circut

A three day circut in Urewera National Park. Mt Manuoha is the highest point in the Park and offers great ...   More ▶︎

Ruakituri Wilderness Area

Wilderness area located on the Huiarau Range in Te Urewera.   More ▶︎
Blue Mushroom

Blue Mushroom

There are a few of these pretty blue fungi in the Ureweras. Man they taste good!   More ▶︎
Peripatus

Peripatus

Found this cool peripatus in a rotten log in the Kopuapounamu basin, upper Ruakituri catchment, Ureweras.   More ▶︎
Pool in the Kopuapounamu Stream

Pool in the Kopuapounamu Stream

We camped next to this pretty pool in the Kopuapounamu stream, upper Ruakituri catchment.   More ▶︎
Ruakituri Sump Gorge

Ruakituri Sump Gorge

Most of the upper ruakituri river disappears underground, leaving a trickle to vanish down a deep jagged limestone gorge.   More ▶︎
Winter at Waikareiti

Winter at Waikareiti

Cold Sunset on Waikareiti, July 2006   More ▶︎
Snow at Sandy Bay Hut

Snow at Sandy Bay Hut

Winter at Sandy Bay Hut, July 2006,   More ▶︎
Track into Lake Waikareiti, July 2006

Track into Lake Waikareiti, July 2006

Winter sunshine   More ▶︎
SANDY BAY HUT

SANDY BAY HUT

FIRST HUT I EVER VISITED   More ▶︎
Sandy Bay Hut

Sandy Bay Hut

Approaching Sandy Bay Hut from the bush   More ▶︎
View from Sandy Bay Hut

View from Sandy Bay Hut

Looking out over Lake Waikareiti   More ▶︎
Sandy Bay Hut

Sandy Bay Hut

View of the hut from the beach   More ▶︎
Sandy Bay Hut

Sandy Bay Hut

An excellent hut nestled on the edge of Lake Waikareiti. A perfect alternative if you can't find space on the ...   More ▶︎
View SE from Te Rangaakapua

View SE from Te Rangaakapua

View SE from Te Rangaakapua hut, looking at point 1368 which is part of Maungapohatu. taken Feb 2010   More ▶︎