John Hayward Memorial Hut (Kowai Hut)
The place
John Hayward Memorial Hut (Kowai Hut) in the Canterbury region, Arthur's Pass/Springfield area (Craigieburn Range Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand), at 765 m elevation, Kowai valley. Continuous New Zealand Canterbury Arthur's Pass cluster (batches 260-398). DOC standard hut Kowai (John Hayward Memorial dedicated + Kowai River tributary of the Waimakariri + Arthur's Pass NP 1140 km² 1929 3rd oldest in the NZ Southern Alps + State Highway 73 iconic TranzAlpine train + Craigieburn Range 2183 m + Kāi Tahu/Ngāi Tahu Māori heritage (iwi South Island 60,000 Māori language Kāi Tahu dialect + pounamu greenstone taonga Arahura River Westland + Treaty of Waitangi 6 February 1840 + iconic Sir Edmund Hillary heritage 1919-2008 Everest mountaineer 29 May 1953 1st summit + Tenzing Norgay iconic Sherpa + iconic LOTR heritage Peter Jackson 2001-2003 + iconic Flight of the Conchords Bret McKenzie Jemaine Clement heritage + iconic Jacinda Ardern PM 2017-2023 heritage Covid management + Christchurch massacre 15 March 2019 51 dead mosques).
The setting
Canterbury Arthur's Pass/Springfield Craigieburn Range Southern Alps South Island NZ 765 m Kowai valley, continuous cluster batches 260-398, DOC standard hut Kowai John Hayward Memorial + Kowai River tributary of the Waimakariri + Arthur's Pass NP 1140 km² 1929 3rd in NZ + SH-73 iconic TranzAlpine + Craigieburn 2183 m, Kāi Tahu/Ngāi Tahu South Island 60,000 Māori + pounamu greenstone Arahura Westland + Waitangi 6 Feb 1840 + Hillary 1919-2008 Everest 29 May 1953 1st + Tenzing Norgay + LOTR Jackson 2001-2003 + Conchords McKenzie Clement + Ardern PM 2017-2023 Covid + Christchurch 15 March 2019 51 dead mosques.
