Old Waihohonu Hut
The place
Old Waihohonu Hut in the Waikato region, Ohakune/Tūrangi sector (Tongariro National Park, UNESCO, North Island, New Zealand), at 1,124 m elevation, on the Rūaumoko volcanic plateau. Continuous New Zealand Tongariro cluster (batches 234-371). Historic DOC hut, heritage-listed since 1904, the oldest hut in NZ (Waihohonu built 1904 by Ranger James Cowan + Tongariro NP 795 km², 1887, NZ's 1st national park, the world's first national park, gifted by Ngāti Tūwharetoa Chief Te Heuheu Tukino IV in 1887 out of the mountains' tapu sacredness + UNESCO 1990/1993 dual mixed cultural/natural listing, an iconic site + Ruapehu 2,797 m + Ngāuruhoe 2,287 m + Tongariro 1,978 m, 3 sacred peaks + Tongariro Alpine Crossing 19.4 km, an iconic day hike + heritage of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa (Māori iwi of the Volcanic Plateau, 15,000 people, Māori-Tūwharetoa dialect + Tuwharetoa Settlement 2017, co-managed heritage + Te Heuheu Tukino IV's gift, a story of tapu given to the world for preservation).
The setting
Waikato, Ohakune/Tūrangi, Tongariro NP UNESCO NZ, 1,124 m volcanic Rūaumoko plateau, continuous cluster batches 234-371, historic 1904 DOC hut, oldest in NZ, Waihohonu, Ranger James Cowan + Tongariro NP 795 km², 1887, NZ's 1st national park, world's 1st, gifted by Ngāti Tūwharetoa Te Heuheu Tukino IV, tapu + UNESCO 1990/1993 mixed cultural/natural + Ruapehu 2,797 m + Ngāuruhoe 2,287 m + Tongariro 1,978 m, 3 sacred peaks + Alpine Crossing 19.4 km, iconic, Ngāti Tūwharetoa Volcanic Plateau 15,000 Māori-Tūwharetoa + Tuwharetoa Settlement 2017 + Te Heuheu Tukino IV's gift to the world for preservation.
