Ernie's Creek Hut
The place
Ernie's Creek Hut in the Hawke's Bay region, Puketitiri/Kuripapango area (Kaweka Forest Park, North Island, New Zealand), at 706 m altitude, Kaweka Range. Continuous New Zealand Kaweka-Ruahine cluster (batches 240-375). Classic DOC bush hut (Ernie, first name of a 1960s NZ backcountry pioneer + Kaweka Forest Park 587 km² 1974 Ruahine-Kaweka Range Central North Island + Kaweka Range 1724 m Kaweka J summit + Ngā Uranga o Ruapehu 2797 m + heritage of Ngāti Kahungunu (Māori iwi Hawke's Bay-Wairarapa, 82,000, 2nd largest iwi in NZ + Ngāti Kahungunu Claims Settlement Act 1998 heritage redress + reo Māori revival Ngāti Kahungunu iwi radio station 1996 promoting language immersion for children).
The setting
Hawke's Bay Puketitiri/Kuripapango Kaweka Forest Park NZ 706 m Kaweka Range, continuous cluster batches 240-375, classic DOC bush hut Ernie NZ backcountry 1960s + Kaweka FP 587 km² 1974 Ruahine-Kaweka Central North Island + Kaweka Range 1724 m Kaweka J + Ngā Uranga Ruapehu 2797 m, Ngāti Kahungunu iwi Hawke's Bay-Wairarapa 82,000 2nd largest iwi NZ + Claims Settlement 1998 redress + reo revival Kahungunu iwi radio 1996 immersion.
