A history of huts in one Tararua tramp

March 2011

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March 2011

Dawn hits the new Maungahuka Hut, built in 2006 as a replacement for the original NZFS pme pf 1962
To mark Wilderness magazine’s 30th anniversary, current and past editors and contributors scoured the archives for the 30 best trips we’ve published over the decades. This story, original published in March 2011, was included. You can find all 30 of the greatest Wilderness trips in the October 2021 issue. Rain patters on the roof. John […]
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