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Pahautea Hut is the latest hut to be added to DOC’s booking system and can be paid for using a Backcountry Hut Pass. Photo: George Driver
Backcountry hut passes can now be used to book huts online after DOC upgraded its booking system, but there’s a catch: the passes cannot be used at all bookable huts. Federated Mountain Clubs (FMC) has been pushing for hut passes to be included in DOC’s online booking system for years and has criticised the expansion […]

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