Five Dollar Hut
The place
Five Dollar Hut in the Taranaki region, New Plymouth/Stratford sector (Egmont National Park, Mount Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand), at 1680 m elevation, on the slopes of Mount Taranaki. Continuous New Zealand Taranaki cluster (batches 240-384). Private hut of the Taranaki Alpine Club (Five Dollar historic name from the 1930s nightly rate hydro era + Mount Taranaki 2518 m iconic stratovolcano resembling Mount Fuji + Egmont NP 335 km², 1900, 2nd oldest NP in NZ after Tongariro + Around the Mountain Circuit 55 km trek 3-5 days + heritage of the Ngāti Ruanui/Taranaki (Māori iwi of Taranaki 8000 + Ngāti Ruanui Claims Settlement 2003 + Parihaka 1881 Te Whiti/Tohu peaceful resistance Te Whiti-o-Rongomai 1832-1907 Māori prophet of pacifism + Taranaki Land Wars 1860s confiscation of 500,000 ha of Māori land colonial plunder New Zealand Wars).
The setting
Taranaki New Plymouth/Stratford Egmont NP Mount Taranaki North Island NZ 1680 m slopes of Mount Taranaki, continuous cluster batches 240-384, private hut Taranaki Alpine Club Five Dollar nightly rate 1930s + Mount Taranaki 2518 m stratovolcano resembling Fuji + Egmont NP 335 km² 1900 2nd oldest NP NZ Tongariro + AtM Circuit 55 km trek 3-5 days, Ngāti Ruanui/Taranaki iwi 8000 + Settlement 2003 + Parihaka 1881 Te Whiti/Tohu peaceful resistance Te Whiti-o-Rongomai 1832-1907 + Taranaki Land Wars 1860s confiscation 500,000 ha colonial plunder NZ Wars.
