Hi All, below are the minutes from the last Huts Committee Meeting on March 8. Lots of track and hut maintenance has been going on, so it's worth a browse.  Also coming up soon will be some work on Carkeek hut, in conjunction with the Waiarapa DOC office. If you are interested in helping give a shout, and I will keep people posted as I ...

Regulations to provide for this were promulgated just before the election. In summary back country huts will no longer need to comply with building standards that are not consistent with their special character in respect of: smoke alarms and emergency lighting (because the huts are small and have other provisions for fire protection) access ...

3 November 2008 For your safety, every effort has been made to ensure this information is correct at the time of writing. However, you should contact the local DOC Office or Visitor Centre for the latest updates. Weather changes will affect the conditions in the backcountry. Always check the latest weather report (http://www.metservice.co.nz/) ...

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Notice of Road Closure: Putara Road The public are advised that Putara Road, Eketahuna, will be closed at bridge E117, 8km south of the Priest Road junction, from 8:30am on Monday, 28 April 2008 until 5:00pm Friday, 2 May 2008. This closure is necessary to allow urgent repairs to bridge E117 to proceed. The bridge will be reopened earlier if ...

Tararua Forest Park: Oriwa biv, Mt Dagg hut, Harris Creek hut and South Ohau hut have been removed. The woodburner at Cattle Ridge hut has been removed and won't be replaced. Aokaparangi Biv has been replaced. New hut location NZ Topo Map S26 E2708858 N6032286 Arete Biv has been replaced. New hut location NZ Topo Map S25 E2715755 N6048016

3 April 2008 For your safety, every effort has been made to ensure this information is correct at the time of writing. However, you should contact the local DOC Office or Visitor Centre for the latest updates. Weather changes will affect the conditions in the backcountry. Always check the latest weather report (http://www.metservice.co.nz/) before ...

14 March 2008 For your safety, every effort has been made to ensure this information is correct at the time of writing. However, you should contact the local DOC Office or Visitor Centre for the latest updates. Weather changes will affect the conditions in the backcountry. Always check the latest weather report (http://www.metservice.co.nz/) ...

  Kapiti Area Number: 89/07K Issued: 29/05/2007 Valid until further notice   Important notice to Visitors   Tararua Forest Park Oriwa Biv removal Oriwa Biv has been removed and will not be replaced. There is no permanent shelter available at this site. (NZ Topo Map S25 E 2708300 N 6048100) Camping sites are available, ...

We had quite nice weather, so didn't get to see the puddles.  There is definitely a bit of mould on the mattresses though.  They seem to have put some kind of thing (technical term) over the grill on the door, and the double glazing worked really well in the dry.  If it is already warping then they've/we've got trouble on their ...