Munroe Hut
The place
Munroe Hut in the Marlborough region, St Arnaud/Rainbow area (Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, New Zealand), at 1111 m elevation, on the slopes of the Rainbow Range. Continuous New Zealand/Nelson Lakes cluster (batches 250-371). A classic alpine DOC hut (namesake Munroe, a Gaelic-Scottish pioneer of the 1850s Marlborough highland run stations, plus Nelson Lakes National Park, 1017 km², established 1956, plus Lake Rotoiti, a 24 km² glacial lake, plus St Arnaud, gateway to the Rainbow Ski Area, plus the Travers-Sabine Circuit, an iconic 80 km 4-6 day route, plus the heritage of Ngāti Kuia (a Māori iwi of the northwest South Island, 5,000 people, plus the Ngāti Kuia Claims Settlement of 2014, heritage co-managed under the Waitangi Tribunal, plus Nelson Bight, the Wairau Affray of 1843, Rangitāne/Ngāti Toa/Ngāti Rārua, 22 Englishmen killed versus settlers, Warehip Blenheim, a divisive land dispute).
The setting
Marlborough St Arnaud/Rainbow Nelson Lakes NP South Island NZ 1111 m Rainbow Range, continuous cluster batches 250-371, alpine DOC hut Munroe Gaelic-Scottish highland 1850s Marlborough + NL NP 1017 km² 1956 + Lake Rotoiti 24 km² + St Arnaud Rainbow ski + Travers-Sabine Circuit 80 km 4-6 days iconic, Ngāti Kuia NW South Island 5,000 + Settlement 2014 Waitangi Tribunal + Wairau Affray 1843 Rangitāne/Ngāti Toa/Ngāti Rārua 22 Englishmen killed settlers Warehip Blenheim land.
