The four-bunk ex-garden shed that is Tautuku Hut. Photo: Sam Harrison

Tautuku Hut, Catlins Conservation Park

May 2021

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Venture beyond McLean Falls to visit an unusual hut given a new lease on life after a restoration has seen it become an easily-accessible overnight destination for trampers.

Tautuku Hut is essentially a shed that was donated to DOC by ex-All Black and the local Skyline Garages franchisee Laurie Mains. Mains converted the garage and donated it to DOC to be placed in what’s known locally as ‘Sandys Clearing’ as a temporary base for goat culling. That was 30 years ago and the […]
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Sam Harrison

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Sam Harrison

Sam Harrison is a chocolate addict who tramps on the side. When he’s not in the bush he can be found pushing paper for a government department in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Sam graduated from the University of Otago in 2021 with a Bachelor of Law, a Bachelor of Arts, a large student loan and a love of all things tramping. He is easily identified in the hills by his oversized camera and his distinctive knack for finding type II fun.

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