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HEALEY CREEK HUT GETS A LONGROP

28/2/2022

 
Mikonui Catchment, West Coast – January 2022
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not your bog-standard toilet
Healey Creek Hut occupies a high ledge above the headwaters of the Mikonui River, between the Whitcombe to the north and Waitaha to the south.
 
A standard NZFS 4-bunk S81 design, the hut was built in April 1968, and lined during the early 1980s. In April 2018, the four-bunker got a new water-tank, roof and piles, plus a new red paint job. Since these improvements, the hut has seen a marked increase in popularity, so badly needed a toilet.

So a Backcountry Trust volunteer team set to this task in an ideal weather window during January 2022. The team included Luis Castanon, Thomas Hayes, Jane Morris, Geoff Spearpoint, and Joanna Turnbull.

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OTUKOTA HUT

16/2/2022

 
Ruahine Forest Park, Rangitikei – January 2022
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OTUKOTA HUT SPORTING ITS NEW DULUX COLOURS
​High above the gorges of the lower Maropea River, at the foot of the Mokai Patea Range, sits Otukota Hut. It was originally built as shelter for deer cullers hunting the broad tops of the Mokai Patea Range, and now serves trampers and hunters enjoying the area.
 
The most direct route is on a poled route from the Mokai Road end (with permission from the landowner), which takes about 5 hours. Alternatively, Otukota Hut can be reached via a number of multi-day routes crossing from the eastern side of the Ruahine Range. 
 
In October 2021 a Kaimahi for Nature team undertook an extensive renovation. All that was left was a new paint job and general tidy-up. Matt Short, Dan Fake and Greg Shirras flew in for four days painting the hut in January 2022, with paint generously provided by Dulux. Matt reported:

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TARUARAU BIV

11/2/2022

 
Ruahine Forest Park, Rangitikei – January 2022
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taruarau Biv during its January 2022 makeover
Taruarau Biv sits high on the bushedge of the northern Ruahine Range, with an outlook over the Taruarau River and the distant Kaimanawa and Kaweka Ranges. It’s an isolated spot, and a classic Forest Service-era dogbox-style bivouac. Like many others in the range, the bivouac was due for a bit of attention, and fortunately attracted the interest of Jason Cheetham and a hard-working crew.

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STANFIELD HUT

8/2/2022

 
Ruahine Forest Park, Hawke’s Bay – December 2021
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stanfield hut and (some of) the restoration crew
​Stanfield Hut lies on the banks of the Tamaki River West Branch, in the southeastern part of the Ruahine Range. Originally built by the NZ Forest Service in 1965, it replaced earlier hunter’s huts in the valley. The hut’s name remembers George Stanfield, who farmed nearby in the Ruahine foothills. Now over 50 years old, the hut was due for a bit of love and attention, which it certainly got from the (almost) all-women team in December 2021. The BCT’s dynamic Megan Dimozantos had this to report.

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MANSION HUT

3/2/2022

 
Eyre Mountains / Taka Rā Haka Conservation Park, Southland, 8–9 January 2022 
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mansion hut looking great after work by permolat southland

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