Historic huts
Mid Styx Hut
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (NA). Capacity: 4.
Updated
13 March 201413 March 2014.
4 person ex-NZFS hut with open fireplace on north facing terrace high above the Styx River. Renovated extensively and maintained by community agreement negotiated with DoC by Permolat individuals. See remote huts website (link below) for more information.
More ▶︎
McGregor biv
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
Updated
17 May 201017 May 2010.
2 to 3 person biv.When i visited it was unlined but had a new water tank.It has recently had a spruce up.Stunning views of the central Tararua's.
More ▶︎
Tui Flat Hut
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (NA). Capacity: 2.
Updated
25 April 201725 April 2017.
Unofficial but kind-of-official hut in the Ruakituri Wilderness Area, Te Urewera. Has a hut book, axe, billys, fireplace, a history booklet and other goodies. Built in the 50s or 60s by a couple of bushmen and restored to serviceable condition ...
More ▶︎
Urquhart's Hut
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Created
30 March 201030 March 2010.
Historic hut build in 1933 during the Great Depression. Situated on a terrace in the Wilberforce Valley. Dirt floor and sacking bunks.
More ▶︎
Bealey Spur Hut
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Updated
27 March 201727 March 2017.
Historic 1925 musterers' hut on an easy grassy spur over the Waimakariri River.
Old basic hut built around 1925 by musterers with open fire and 6 bunks. Beds are ok, but if it's cold outside, then it's cold inside, despite the ...
More ▶︎
Hooker Hut
Hut.
Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Updated
19 October 201819 October 2018.
Historic hut built in 1909/10 and situated near the moraine wall of the Hooker Glacier. It has been shifted twice as the moraine has collapsed. Two rooms and two entrances. Removed by DOC in May, 2015.
More ▶︎
Cape Brett Hut
Hut.
Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 23.Bookings required.
Updated
11 January 201711 January 2017.
The old lighthouse keeper's cottage has been converted into a fairly spacious DOC hut.
More ▶︎
Asbestos Cottage
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Updated
12 March 201412 March 2014.
A quaint hut with history - some of the original occupant's belongings still present and in use.
Asbestos Cottage was built in the 1890s by prospectors looking for asbestos in the area.
From 1914 this isolated cottage was home to Henry ...
More ▶︎
Downie Hut
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Updated
6 December 20146 December 2014.
Downie Hut is an old board and batten hut with a large open fire place. The original shingle roof now has corrugated iron over the top of it.
The hut is a bit draughty and dark compared with modern huts ...
More ▶︎
Rogers (Te Wairoa) Hut
Hut.
Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Updated
13 May 201113 May 2011.
Built in 1952 from the bush by Forest Service legend Rex Forrester, this hut is to be maintained and preserved as a historic site.
Forrester named the hut after his son who was born while it was being built
More ▶︎
Heather Jock Hut
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 3.
Updated
20 March 201420 March 2014.
A small miner's hut high on Mount Alaska, near Glenorchy. This little-used hut combines easy access with spectacular panoramic views of The Humboldt Mountains, and Mounts McIntosh and Earnslaw.
This hut was constructed in the 1930s to service the nearby scheelite ...
More ▶︎
Packhorse Hut
Hut.
Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 9.Bookings required.
Updated
6 October 20156 October 2015.
A stone hut perched on a saddle next to Mount Bradley, with commanding views of Lyttelton Harbour. The "Sign of the Packhorse" was conceived and built (1916) by Harry Ell as a rest house on the Summit Road. This section ...
More ▶︎
Big Hut
Hut.
Private hut (PVT). Capacity: 25.Bookings required.
Updated
18 March 201318 March 2013.
This hut was built by the Otago Ski Club in the 1950s in an unsuccessful attempt to develop a ski field on the Rock and Pillar range. The hut was abandoned then taken over by the Otado Tramping and Mountaineering ...
More ▶︎
25 Mile Hut
Hut.
Removed!
Updated
8 May 20208 May 2020.
*EDIT* From DOCs website:
28 April 2016: Rees Valley - 25 Mile Hut removed
The derelict 25 Mile Hut in the Rees Valley has been removed. Camping on the old hut site is not permitted - the site is on private land.
This ...
More ▶︎
Bog Inn Hut
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Created
15 August 200715 August 2007.
A more rustic hut at the foot of Mt Pureora. Named fro the proximity of a large spagnum moss swamp near by
More ▶︎
Prices Flat Hut (historic)
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Created
19 June 200719 June 2007.
The historic Prices Flat Hut is better looked at than slept in. It is a beutiful slab hut, with an iron roof and chimney, located on expansive flats in the Whitcombe valley. Inside are table and 4 beds, all made ...
More ▶︎
Avoca Homestead
Hut.
Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 6.
Updated
17 November 201317 November 2013.
This hut is the restored homestead of the Avoca Run, at the junction of Broken River and Slovens Stream (not to be confused with Avoca Hut on the Avoca River). Built 1909, and restored by DOC in 2006.
More ▶︎
Clark Hut / Clark Shelter (historic)
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Created
20 January 200720 January 2007.
Clark Hut (4 beds + 1 camp bed, fireplace, firewood available in locality, river water) is a slab hut built in the 1930's. Originally a tent over a native beech frame (the canvas is still present inside), it has been ...
More ▶︎
Dasler Bivouac
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
Updated
14 October 200914 October 2009.
Historic tin biv constructed in 1966 and located on the steep wall of the Hopkins Valley near the Dasler Pinnacles. Formerly known as Cullers Biv. The highest animal control hut in the Twizel area. Water is available from a nearby ...
More ▶︎
Red Hut
Hut.
Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Updated
2 February 20062 February 2006.
Historic hut in the Hopkins Valley north of Lake Ohau. Constructed in 1916 for commercial tourism, and recently restored.
More ▶︎
Field Hut
Hut.
Standard Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.
Updated
7 April 20147 April 2014.
Built in 1924, there are still signs of the original bush carpentry. Handy for Friday-nighters doing the Southern Crossing over the weekend. The danger sign in front of the hut refers to the track out from the Penn Creek Hut ...
More ▶︎
Cone Hut
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 12.
Updated
7 April 20147 April 2014.
An outstanding example of bush carpentry. Built in 1946, renovated using original techniques in 1987. Adzed totara plank sleeping platform, dirt floor. Water from nearby stream. Interesting long drop - "Punga House of Pohy". Nice picnic table outside.
This hut is ...
More ▶︎
Waihohonu Hut
Hut.
Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 28.
Updated
1 April 20111 April 2011.
The best hut on the Tongariro Northern Crossing. New flush! toilets. Three sleeping areas: one cosy room next to the porch, a room off the central area which also has sleeping platforms. A Great Walk hut (needs dated hut ticket ...
More ▶︎
Garden Gully Hut
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 4.
Updated
18 July 201118 July 2011.
Sack bunks,calico windows, pretty basic.
This is a reconstructed/replica "Depression Era" miners hut.
Back in the 70's this hut was totally had it. At some stage it was pulled down and rebuilt on the same site based on an old photo ...
More ▶︎
Locke Stream (No. 4) Hut
Hut.
Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 18.
Updated
4 December 20124 December 2012.
Once known as No. 4 Hut, this hut was build in 1939 as a tourist hut for the Harper Pass Track. The hut has been recently renovated, but retains its historic character. Wood-panelled walls, a large stone fireplace with plenty ...
More ▶︎
Port Craig School Hut
Hut.
Serviced Hut (DOC). Capacity: 22.
Updated
18 August 201318 August 2013.
This hut along the South Coast is the former school of the logging village of Port Craig. It sleeps 20 and has a log fire that really warms up the place. Wires to hang clothes, 2 sinks, some cutlery, plates ...
More ▶︎
Cedar Flat Hut (Historic)
Hut.
Basic Hut/Bivvy (DOC). Capacity: 2.
Updated
1 September 20131 September 2013.
Older hut at Cedar Flat now adjacent to the newer hut. This hut features hand-adzed timber. It was constructed in 1957 as part of the deer culling programme, and is being maintained as an historic hut. It has been repainted ...
More ▶︎
Whariwharangi Hut
Hut.
Great Walks Hut (DOC). Capacity: 20.Bookings required.
Updated
9 March 20149 March 2014.
A pioneer homestead located in Whariwharangi Bay at the top of Abel Tasman National Park.
The two-storey house was built 1898, but farming was never successful, and the house was abandoned 1926. It was restored 1980.
A side trip from here ...
More ▶︎
Sign of the Bellbird
Hut.
Shelter (Christchurch City Council).
Updated
4 September 20174 September 2017.
Open stone shelter on Summit Road, Christchurch. The shelter overlooks Kennedys Bush, where there are a number of short walks.
This shelter was a tea house up until 1940, and one of Harry Ell's series of Summit Road rest houses. A ...
More ▶︎