Tauanui Hut

Aorangi Forest Park, Wellington

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Standard Hut, 6 Bunks
Amenities
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets, Open Fire
Water Source
Water body near hut
Location
NZ Topo 50:BQ33 927 156
NZTM Grid Ref:E1792723 N5415632
Lat/Long:-41.387766175.305035
Elevation:197m
Notes
A S70 type, built by the NZFS, Paul Gush & co. in 1966. Members of the NZDA Porirua have been slowly undertaking remedial work on the hut during 2021, including replacing the floor in front of the fire which had collapsed. January, 2022, saw Graeme Blanchard & 4 other volunteers paint the interior & exterior of the hut, as well as scrub-bar around the hut. The hut has been returned to its original NZFS orange colour scheme. Future areas needing work includes the chimney, window & floor in the front alcove. Edit Hut
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SimonJ - 23/07/2024
Stream crossings. My count was 22.
SimonJ - 22/07/2024
DOC's guide to the route is roughly correct except there is no second functional gate about 3 km up the GWRC forestry road. The fork to the 4wd track in the stream is at WGS84 coordinate Lat: -41.39992; Long: 175.27911. Not the fork to a weir. Nor the second fork. It is the third fork 70m along. There is a stoat trap on the right hand side immediately opposite the track down to the stream.

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