CENTRAL WHIRINAKI HUT: All you need to know! Huts of New Zealand

[@ruapehushuttle4246]

Brings back some memories when I was Hut Ranger there back in 1999/2000 its been extended since then though and our Rangers quarters was a porta cabin that was flown in. Can tell you some stories. Git kicked out the hut one night so a conservators meeting could be held with Conservation Minister at the time but the hoard of food they left made up for that. Its fantastic place though come a long way from back then. The track work we did back then was incredible.

[@LostKiwi]

Wow that's awesome, thanks for sharing. I imagine some great times have been had at the hut. I hope I got all the details right, it was difficult to find information on the history of the hut.

[@LostKiwi]

On that note, do you know about the history of upper whirinaki hut? That's the next video and I'm not too sure when it was built or upgraded.

[@ruapehushuttle4246]

@@LostKiwi not sure when it was built it was in a sad state while I was there. So must done the work in last 20 years.

[@inestima1]

Actually the cave was used as a doss-down, called Cave-Inn

[@FreewheelingKiwi]

Great video! You went further than me into that cave, I didn’t have enough torchlight. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your videos on the Whirinaki huts

[@LostKiwi]

Thanks! Yeah I got a bit carried away in the cave, it was so deep!

[@FreewheelingKiwi]

@@LostKiwi I’ll have to return 😀

[@robman1340]

I spent a night in the old hut when I was a teenager, we came in from the old Pukeroa Hut on the edge of the pines. It was a relatively short track and I see it's still on the topo map, is it still usable?

[@LostKiwi]

Very cool, I don't remember seeing the turnoff when I walked past so it's probably not so good anymore.

[@robman1340]

@@LostKiwi I heard it suffered from a lot of flattened manuka in a severe snowstorm some years back and became impassable. I wonder if it ever got cleared. It was a relatively quick trip to Central and there was always a chance of a deer.

[@max87815]

We think the shorts should be shorter. You'll get more views

[@urbanmentalterrorist]

Aww shit new HUT! Also an update: should be over there to start my new job in May, I’m bringing my A7C and FX3 cameras so you gotta let me shoot all your b roll!

[@LostKiwi]

Oh that's awesome! For sure mate haha