Sitting beside a small stream, the Old Woman Hut is in an idyllic setting in a harsh landscape. Photo: George Driver

Old Woman Hut, Old Woman Range/Kopuwai Conservation Area

June 2020

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Into the tundra

The barren, tundra-like high country of Kopuwai Conservation Area in Central Otago offers views from The Remarkables to Aoraki/Mt Cook and an alpine experience like no other. Encompassing a rolling plateau rising to 1869m, the 20,000ha park protects the stark landscape of the Old Woman and Old Man ranges, punctuated by snowdrifts and large schist […]
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