Thread: Otanetea Hut

I concur it should be preservwd by NZFS Cullers. IIRC the valley nw of the hut was a no go area and had a historical notorietry. Passed through on way to Te Panaa and then east up central tauranga and beyond on F&RES work around '65-6. Fading memories now. Found one of von Tempskis camps nth of maungapohatu one time, still with steel cooking pots and tripod supports amongst the wineberry regrowth. Founf a few pigeon troughs made from Halls totara but the side rails and nooses were long gone. I hipe those huts have survived the fire vandals.