Chew Tobacco Hunters Hut
Southland · Nouvelle-Zélande0 mUnguardedVerified listing
The place
Chew Tobacco Hunters Hut on Stewart Island/Rakiura, Oban/Mason Bay sector (third largest NZ island, 1746 km²), at 15 m altitude. FIRST SURVEY of Stewart Island. Historic hunters' hut (quirky name "Chew Tobacco") in Rakiura NP (2002, 3rd most recent NZ national park, 85% of the island). Area of podocarps/beech, home to the kiwi tokoeka (Apteryx australis, endemic, largest kiwi species, 3 kg) and Ngāi Tahu heritage.
Off-season beds
4
The setting
Stewart Island/Rakiura, Oban/Mason Bay, 3rd largest NZ island 1746 km², 15 m, first survey, hunters "Chew Tobacco" quirky name, Rakiura NP 2002 3rd most recent 85% of island, podocarps/beech, kiwi tokoeka Apteryx australis largest 3 kg, Ngāi Tahu.
