Dorset Ridge Hut, Tararua Forest Park Ranger: Craig Harrison, Wairarapa Craig Harrison has been tramping in the Tararua Ranges for more than 40 years and says Dorset Ridge Hut is his favourite spot in the country. The serviced six-bunker is perched in tussock above beech-clad valleys, 1140m up Dorset Ridge (1355m), deep in the Tararua […]
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