Thread: The demise of Aranga Hut, Ruahine's

The thread "Snow on The Kawekas" by grandpamac had me posting a few photo's up in reply. Then BRADS recognised a hut in one of them, Aranga Hut. AKA "Hut Ruin" which was an ominous name of things to come.
I used to love staying there and hunting the surrounding area out to and including Mistake Bivy, Rockslide Bivy and Kylie Biv, all under DOC control back then.
And it was always a good blowout getting there, either up The Golden Crown or Sentry Box spur.
Every year I did at least one annual pilgrimage, often two, on a big wide loop, soaking up the grandeur of the Northern Ruahine's. But by 2018 my heart & my spirit was broken, and despite DOC finally admitting ( I think ) that Aranga Hut was indeed mere meters on their side of the boundary, They did nothing to the hut and a new breed of visitors slowly fed the wooden bunks and even the huts framework into the fireplace. And all this to a hut that's at least 3 to 4 hours grind from any public access point.
I shall let the photo's do the talking, Starting with the 1st photo of her in her prime in 1979
Just per chance someone knows of the old girl receiving some TLC recently or to come in the near future, I apologize for my rant and will accept that news as my best Xmas present ever.







The spoils once you were there