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Hut Life: Panekire Hut, Lake Waikaremoana

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July 2016

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By Meghan Walker

Our second Hut Life story is from Panekire Hut, perched high above Lake Waikaremoana in the Te Ureweras. When Wilderness visited the 36-bunk hut, it was a beehive of activity, with trampers seeking refuge from their misty, rainy, slogs up the hill.

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