Oturere Hut after snowfall with Mt Ngauruhoe looming beyond. Photo: Shaun Barnett

In the shadow of Ngauruhoe

August 2020

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Oturere Hut, Tongariro National Park

Winter has its disadvantages: cold, short daylight, more uncertain weather. But it makes up for these deficiencies by the transforming effect of snow, by the pleasingly low angle of the sun and – perhaps best of all – by fewer trampers. Oturere Hut lies in the shadow of Mt Ngauruhoe, a waypoint on the Tongariro […]
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