Panekire Hut

We walked the Waikaremoana track in September with a group of 12. The hut was surrounded in deep snow when we arrived, which was absolutely beautiful and there was wood for us to light a fire. Unfortunately the fire did not warm the hut much at all - even after several hours of burning, possibly because it is located on an external wall in a poorly insulated hut (instead of in the middle of the room). The floors were a freezing cold chipboard that soaked up water. But otherwise the hut was just as basic as you might expect when tramping/camping. We could drink water from the tap
Sep 10th, 2022

May 31st, 2022

Big disappointment for us. The place is quite run down, which is quite surprising for a great walk hut and for the money you have to pay for it. But that doesn't really bother us. What bothers is is that they can't even provide wood (let alone dry wood) so people can get warm in the middle of winter. Probably not much of an issue in a summer, but DOC should really do a better job in the winter. They get plenty of money.
Mar 23rd, 2022

Nov 30th, 2021

Aug 25th, 2021