Eight more huts razed in Te Urewera

March 2023

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March 2023

Lake Waikaremoana in Te Urewera where many backcountry huts are slated for removal.Photo: Krzysztof Golik, Creative Commons
More DOC huts have been burned down in Te Urewera following a High Court injunction that halted hut removals. Te Uru Taumatua, the operating arm of iwi Ngāi Tūhoe, had dismantled 29 of the park’s 48 huts before a court injunction last November prevented further removals. Late last year eight more huts were burned and […]
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