There’s nothing like reaching the safety and warmth of a hut on bitter day. Photo: Pat Barrett

Spurs Hut, Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park

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A magnet drawing the cold and weary

Huts in cold, wet weather are like a magnet for trampers. The warmth, comfort and shelter they offer is unequalled after a bitter day in the hills.  Spurs Hut in the Upper Orari River is no exception. Returning cold and damp from a hike onto the tops of nearby Walkers Spur on the Ben McLeod […]

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