Otutu Island Hut
The place
Otutu Island Hut in the Hawke's Bay region, Wairoa/Waikaremoana area (Te Urewera former forest of Ngāi Tūhoe, North Island, New Zealand), at 1277 m elevation, Huiarau Ranges plateau. Continuous New Zealand Te Urewera cluster (batches 234-367). DOC hut, former status of Te Urewera NP abolished in 2014 and returned to Ngāi Tūhoe iwi (Te Urewera Act 2014, the world's only legal entity holding rights over a park, Te Urewera 2127 km² jointly managed by DOC/Te Uru Taumatua Ngāi Tūhoe + end of Aoraki NP status Ngāi Tahu 1953 similar precedent + Waikaremoana Great Walk 46 km 3 days + Lake Waikaremoana 54 km² 1846 natural landslide 2200 years ago + hakas Tāne-nui-a-Rangi Tama-nui-te-rā creator of the world + heritage of the Tūhoe Māori iwi 46,000 Māori-Tūhoe dialect language + prophet Rua Kēnana 1907 New Zion Maungapōhatu 1000 followers autonomy crushed 1916 police raid + Tūhoe Claims Settlement 2013 $170 M NZD).
The setting
Hawke's Bay Wairoa/Waikaremoana Te Urewera Ngāi Tūhoe New Zealand 1277 m Huiarau plateau, continuous cluster batches 234-367, DOC/Ngāi Tūhoe hut Te Urewera Act 2014 world's only legal entity holding park rights 2127 km² jointly managed by DOC/Te Uru Taumatua + Waikaremoana Great Walk 46 km 3 days + lake 54 km² 1846 landslide 2200 years ago + Tāne-nui-a-Rangi hakas, Tūhoe Māori iwi 46,000 dialect + prophet Rua Kēnana 1907 New Zion Maungapōhatu 1000 followers autonomy crushed 1916 raid + Settlement 2013 $170 M NZD.
