Helicopter Flat Hut

Kahurangi National Park, West Coast

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Standard Hut, 10 Bunks
Amenities
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets, Closed Fire, Wood Stove
Water Source
Water body near hut
Location
NZ Topo 50:BQ23 465 148
NZTM Grid Ref:E1546533 N5414808
Lat/Long:-41.416494172.360214
Elevation:758m
Notes
Built by the NZFS in 1962. It was extended sometime between 1987 & 1991. In 1995, DOC built a veranda, installed new windows & replaced the open fire with a woodburner. Bruce Reay reports a Mr Waters died of a heart attack near the creek that now bears his name near the hut. Bruce reports, John Reid flew in to retrieve the body, landing on the flat, hence the hut name. November, 2019, saw Bill Barnett & co. install two new windows in the wall at the bunk-end of the hut & the interior was painted. Edit Hut
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A little closed in, compared with the other huts.

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