Many huts that are used as tramping accommodation today were historically used by shepherds and musterers working isolated areas of farmland. Here are some that are easy to visit. Kaweka Forest Park Early Māori living in the eastern Kaweka foothills gathered food from the nearby forests. Ngāti Mahu and Ngāti Hinepari set up transient camps […]
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