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Mangahao Flats Hut is nestled in sheltered bush on a terrace above the river. Photo: Hazel Phillips

Mangahao Flats Hut, Tararua Forest Park

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Hazel Phillips

Hazel Phillips is an alpine adventurer and the author of Fire & Ice, Solo, and Great Hearts.

By Hazel Phillips

Choose between the track or a river bash and pack float on a trip to Mangahao Flats Hut, a lesser-frequented hut in the northern Tararuas.

Mangahao Flats Hut is one of the less frequented huts in Tararua Forest Park, and the time taken to get there can be anything from four to eight hours, depending on experience, fitness and group size and ability. Reaching the track requires driving past the Mangahao Hydro Electric Power Station which was completed in 1924. […]

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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.