New South Ohau hut.  Built just next door to the old hut site, but hopefully far enough along to avoid the slip.  It is nice and sunny and a pleasant enough hut in a scummy little catchment. Sleeps: 12 or so on bench bunks. Heating: A potbelly Camping: A little bit on the river terrace below the hut (though it is quite gravelly from ...

A more modern view of Snowy River hut

Alpha Hut, a large hut on the famous Southern Crossing route.  A welcome sight after the climb from Hells Saddle or dropping from the summit of Alpha. Sleeps: at least 24 on bench bunks. Heating: A potbelly - finding dry firewood is a real problem.  Tent space: Not really.

Andersons Memorial hut.  Situated at the bush egde on the main range just below Junction Knob. Sleeps: 6 on comfortable wooden bunks. Heating: A new potbelly. Camping: Some tops camping nearby (can be swampy and lots of long tussock).

New North Ohau hut built with help from Swazi and the Horowhenua Hunting club.  Situated on a terrace up the North Ohau river. Sleeps: 4 Heating: A vigorous little wood burner Camping: Yes there is some good camping on flats below the hut terrace

The new Maungahuka on a great day.  Perched on the tops of main Tararua range. Sleeps: 10-12 on 2 bench bunks Heating: None, though it is double glazed. Camping:  Some tops camping, though of course you'd want weather like this to really enjoy it.

A more moden photo of Kapakapanui. Located on the slopes of Kapakapanui above the Waikanae river. Sleeps: Six. Heating: Potbelly. Camping: Yes.

Carkeek after its interior and exterior paint job in 2004.  Dry wood can be a problem up in the mist at Carkeek, please fill the wood bin before leaving, good wood can be found if you walk more than 2 mins from the hut. Sleeps: Six Heating: Wood burner but note comment about wood. Camping: Limited, but we did get 18 people here one ...

A frosty June morning at a (then) freshly painted Kime Hut.  Situated on the 'Southern Crossing' between Bridge peak and Field Peak. Sleeps: About 24. Heating: No (a real icebox). Camping: Tops camping.  In a possibly apocryphal story Ben Clendon relates how people he knew couldn't find the hut in a storm, pitched the tent and awoke ...