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Taruarau Valley

Taruarau Valley

Taruarau Valley from pt 1183 (ridgeline above Diane's Hut)   More ▶︎

Diane's Hut

Diane's Hut (sleeps 6, wood burning stove, firewood available in locality, stream water) is located on a stony bench just ...   More ▶︎
Walking the length of the Ruahines

Walking the length of the Ruahines

This article documents my recollections of the Ruahine setion (Wharite to Kuripapango) of a walk from Wharite near Palmerston North ...   More ▶︎

Taruarau Biv

Taruarau Biv   More ▶︎
Shutes Hut

Shutes Hut

Set in a large clearing, this 1920’s stone-built hut is the best of the Ruahines. Built and inhabited for many ...   More ▶︎
Manuka Slat beds

Manuka Slat beds

Inside shutes hut these are just about more comfortable than the new age slat beds we use today   More ▶︎
Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

inside Shutes hut   More ▶︎
Shutes Hut

Shutes Hut

4 bunk hut in the Northern Ruahines built in 1920 comming up to 100 years old very comfy Manuka poled ...   More ▶︎
Shute's Hut (Ruahines) interior

Shute's Hut (Ruahines) interior

In great condition for an old girl, and the hut books make fascinating reading. Shame about the assorted rubbish left ...   More ▶︎
The beautiful Taruarau River

The beautiful Taruarau River

The Taruarau runs through the northern Ruahines before joining the Ngaruroro. Great fishing, swimming and the clearest river water I've ...   More ▶︎
Keretaki Hut

Keretaki Hut

Keretaki Hut / Kiritaki Hut / Seamac Motel   More ▶︎
Kiritaki Hut / Keretaki Hut / Seamac Motel

Kiritaki Hut / Keretaki Hut / Seamac Motel

Kiritaki hut (6 beds, wood-burning stove, firewood available in locality, roof-fed water tank). One of many excellent huts in the ...   More ▶︎
Keretaki Hut Via Loveday road / Rapawapawai Stream

Keretaki Hut Via Loveday road / Rapawapawai Stream

Day Trip To Keretaki Hut   More ▶︎
Copper Mine Loop Track

Copper Mine Loop Track

Loop track just out the back of Woodville. 2 hours all up with a 350 metre climb/decent through farm, bush and ...   More ▶︎

Walking the length of the Ruahines

A 10+ day trip down to backbone of the Ruahine Range from Wharite (Palmerston Sth) to the Napier Taihape (Gentle ...   More ▶︎

Ruahine Hut

Ruahine hut   More ▶︎
Kiritaki Hut

Kiritaki Hut

Nice little hut, 2 hours or so rock hopping then turn left up the hill for 40 mins, good walk ...   More ▶︎

Dead Dog Hut

Dead Dog hut.   More ▶︎
Pinus Contorta Lane

Pinus Contorta Lane

Track from Comet to Shutes   More ▶︎
Wharite

Wharite

Track north of Wharite Peak   More ▶︎
Comet Hut appears to have a new name...

Comet Hut appears to have a new name...

Not sure of background story here. The start of a nationwide renaming program perhaps?   More ▶︎
Comet Hut - still there and looking good.

Comet Hut - still there and looking good.

Despite being slated for removal several years ago hut seems well maintained and in good order. Change of heart from ...   More ▶︎
Comet Hut

Comet Hut

Comet hut (sleeps 4, tank water) is classed as a basic hut / biv, but is comfortable and of a ...   More ▶︎
Comet Hut

Comet Hut

A small hut in the Southern Kawekas. Can be driven to, but is also on the track between Shutes Hut ...   More ▶︎

Herricks Hut

Herricks hut   More ▶︎
Eastern Ruahine bush

Eastern Ruahine bush

(Kumeti to Mangapuaka)   More ▶︎

Ikawetea Forks Hut to Sentry Box Roadend: Musings on hypothermia.

A trip up Apias Creek in less than ideal conditions. Day two of a weekend trip to Ruahine Corner and ...   More ▶︎
Mistake Biv

Mistake Biv

A dog-box bivvy in the upper reaches of Apias Creek, with a full-size shelter attached. No longer DoC owned, and ...   More ▶︎
Mistake Biv

Mistake Biv

A dog-box biv above grassy flats in the upper Apias Creek, with a full height shelter tacked on. The biv ...   More ▶︎