Motorimu Shelter
The place
Motorimu Shelter in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, Levin/Palmerston North area (Tararua Forest Park, North Island, New Zealand), at 364 m elevation, southern slope of the Tararua Range. Continuous New Zealand Tararua cluster (batches 240-368). DOC bivouac shelter in the Tararua range (Tararua Forest Park, 1,163 km², established 1954, range 2,000-3,200 m, southern North Island + the iconic Southern Crossing alpine route between Northern and Southern Wellington + the Tararua Range, the North Island's largest forest park + NZ tramping culture, the iconic Kahikatea/Podocarpus totara stands + heritage of the Muaūpoko/Ngāti Raukawa (Māori peoples of Manawatū-Kāpiti, Māori language, 8,000 + Ngāti Raukawa's 1820 migration from Waikato, Te Rauparaha and the Musket Wars + tāngata whenua heritage of Kāpiti Island nature reserve).
The setting
Manawatū-Whanganui Levin/Palmerston North Tararua Forest Park NZ 364 m S slope Tararua Range, continuous cluster batches 240-368, DOC bivouac shelter Tararua Forest Park 1,163 km² 1954 2,000-3,200 m S North Island + Southern Crossing Northern-Southern Wellington + North Island's largest forest park + NZ tramping culture Kahikatea Podocarpus totara, Muaūpoko/Ngāti Raukawa Manawatū-Kāpiti 8,000 + Raukawa Waikato 1820 Te Rauparaha Musket Wars + Kāpiti Island reserve.
