Thread: Tuhoe Banish Hunters

Originally Posted by kiwijames

We used to clear tracks up the Waimana (4ft track I think) all they way to the 8 Acre camp site with school. DoC would jet boat our gear up plus a few PD boys for a hand. Many good memories there. Good fishing too.
Is the Lions Hut still there? Over Ogilvies bridge IIRC.

Yeah you can drive up past the Lions Hut at 8 acre and then drop into the Otapukawa stream and drive right to the Otap hut. The road to 8 Acre is good, there are concrete fords over the streams on the way there. 6 foot track was named for the size old Rua The Prophet made it to pull his wagons up through to Maungapohatu. I've hunted a lot of the Waimana area, Tawhana, Otane, Te Pourewa, Te Panaa etc. The local Biddle family were good sorts, old Sonny was a bit of a character. They used to take their horses up there heaps.