An easy(ish) walk up the Cameron River to visit the hut with the famous purple door. To access the track to this hut, drive 4.5km past Mt Arrowsmith Station on the Hakatere-Heron Road and look out for a gravel /4WD road on the left just before a gate. Drive down this for 1.5km to the track […]
About the author
Hazel Phillips
Hazel Phillips is an alpine adventurer and the author of Fire & Ice, Solo, and Great Hearts. A firm believer that ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’, she’s passionate about representation in the outdoors. She is a self-confessed Ruapehu addict, and she’s never met a topo map she didn’t get along with.
The 2026 Wilderness Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition
Otamatapaio Hut, Oteake Conservation Park
Why we’re putting on weight
Dirt bike trial on Tongariro Northern Circuit gets approval
A lofty location for Brass Monkey
Subscribe!
Each issue of Wilderness celebrates Aotearoa’s great outdoors — written and photographed with care, not algorithms.Subscribe and help keep our wild stories alive.
