Renovating A-Frame Hut was a labour of love for Megan Dimozantos, Cherry Peeti-Tapurau, Angus Isdale and Wae Tapurau. Photo: Megan Dimozantos, Backcountry Trust

Miracle makeovers

August 2021

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All around the country huts and tracks are being given a new lease of life thanks to the Backcountry Trust.

When you decide to take on the job of restoring a neglected backcountry hut at the top of a 1000m high ridge in the Ruahine Ranges, you might not necessarily expect one of your biggest headaches to be working out a way to stop people driving their cars onto the roof.  But this was one […]
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