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May 2021 Newsletter

May 2021 Newsletter

In the Know with HutReno A Backcountry Newsletter About Making Tracks and Huts Better  Project Review Mount Taranaki Evaluating HutReno’s Mt Taranaki Project Making effective use of each volunteer’s energy, skill-set and dedication along with DOC’s time,...
Mt Taranaki Camphouse

Mt Taranaki Camphouse

The Department of Conservation in New Plymouth has asked HutReno to repaint the historic ‘Camphouse’ on Mt Taranaki. The project has been inspected and it requires very little work. Apart from it being an honour to be involved with this project, there is...
St James Walkway Project

St James Walkway Project

While details of this HutReno volunteer initiative are still evolving with DOC it is clear restoration on Christopher Hut will take place during the first week of April. The following information will hopefully be sufficient for you to make a final decision on your...
NZ Geographic Article on ‘The Hut Keepers’

NZ Geographic Article on ‘The Hut Keepers’

 NEW ZEALAND’S BACKCOUNTRY huts are a glorious melange of structures built over more than a century and probably unmatched in diversity anywhere in the world. But many of these shelters sre at risk of being lost to dilapidation, old age and the ravages of the weather....