Waikokopu Hut - Te Urewera, Bay of Plenty

Waikokopu HutPark: Te UreweraBay of PlentyCategory: Backcountry HutBunks: 3Waikokopu Hut is located in Te Urewera in the region of Bay of Plenty. It has 3 bunks and the category of Backcountry Hut.It was built in 1968 & the Dexion cladding is unusual in Te Urewera. The tracks from the Whakatane River to 'Saddle Hut (Mangaawai Hut)', 'Twain (Waipotiki) Hut' & this hut are very overgrown. A GPS is advisable & be prepared for slow travel times. Removed under the direction of Te Uru Taumatua, in late 2022 as part of their hut removal programme.Location:

Type	Location
New Zealand Topo50 Ref	BF39 418 602
Latitude Longitude	-38.240942 176.905500
NZTM Grid Reference	E1941829 N5760233

Elevation: 360Amenities: Heating, Mattresses, Open FireWater Source: Roof into tank

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RossP

14/10/2022

The hut was referred to as 'Y/Kok' in the day book entries by the deer cullers of the day. I arrived after a trip over from the Mangahoanga forks where there was a hut up the spur called 'Potters wheel', named after the headman Murray Potter, then I continued to Twain, Saddle (mangaawai) and Casino

RossP

14/10/2022

Yep when I visited as part of a longer trip round the northern Urewera in the 80s I found the mattresses all tunnelled into and blood from sick rats in the foam. Wonder if they're the same mattresses

TheWhiteTimTam

05/07/2022

All the matresses had been fully eaten by rats!

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