Ohuraiti Hut
The place
Ohuraiti Hut in Whanganui National Park, Whanganui/Pipiriki sector (Manawatū-Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand), at 108 m altitude, in the Whanganui River basin. Continuous Whanganui cluster (batches 250-354). Iconic DOC hut on the Whanganui Journey Great Walk, a 145 km, 5-day canoe/kayak descent of the river + Bridge to Nowhere), podocarp zone with rimu-kahikatea Dacrycarpus dacrydioides tropical + Nikau Rhopalostylis sapida, a rare temperate palm + Whanganui River (granted legal personhood status in March 2017, Te Awa Tupua Bill, the world's 1st river to become a legal entity, 200 km, Māori Whanganui Iwi tribe, negotiated over 140 years of struggle for restitution), heritage of the Whanganui Iwi ("Kia mate atu he tētē kura, kia ara mai he tētē kura" ancestral proverb).
The setting
Whanganui NP Whanganui/Pipiriki Manawatū-Whanganui NZ 108 m Whanganui River, continuous cluster batches 250-354, DOC Whanganui Journey Great Walk 145 km canoe 5 days + Bridge to Nowhere, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides rimu-kahikatea + Rhopalostylis sapida nikau rare temperate palm, Whanganui River legal personhood March 2017 Te Awa Tupua 1st river in the world as an entity 200 km Māori Whanganui Iwi 140 years, Whanganui Iwi Kia mate atu proverb.
