Generous donor pays for new Canterbury hut

February 2018

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February 2018

The new hut is expected to be popular with Te Araroa Trail walkers and a good overnighter for families
A new six-bunk hut has opened in North Canterbury, thanks to a generous donation from a retired Timaru farmer. The new Waiau Hut opened in January and is in a sheltered clearing on the Waiau Pass Track, which is part of the Lewis Pass-Waiau Pass-Blue Lake route and on the Te Araroa Trail. Retired Timaru […]
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