Poet Hut - Stewardship Land, West Coast

Poet HutPark: Stewardship LandWest Coast4/5Total ratings 16Category: Standard HutBunks: 4Poet Hut is located in Stewardship Land in the region of West Coast. It has 4 bunks and the category of Standard Hut.Built in 1957 by the NZFS's, Jock Fisher & co, with all the materials airdropped by Cessna aircraft with wing racks. Jock flew with the pilot to ensure the loads were dropped on the site he had chosen. It originally had an open fire & flat-iron roof. The NZFS added a toilet & woodshed in 1983, constructed from materials from the dismantled Lower Toaroha & Lower Kokatahi huts respectively. DOC overhauled the hut in Feb. 2015, rebuilding the back wall & replacing all the rotten framing. The tongue & groove floor was replaced with hardboard, the interior relined & new bunks built. Apart from the general dimensions & placing of the door, window & fireplace, the interior resembles very little of the original hut. The hut was also painted in Feb., 2015.Location:

Type	Location
New Zealand Topo50 Ref	BV19 494 336
Latitude Longitude	-43.035574 171.151648
NZTM Grid Reference	E1449428 N5233576

Elevation: 586Amenities: Heating, Mattresses, Toilets, Open FireWater Source: Water body near hut

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