Waerenga Hut
The place
Waerenga Hut in Remutaka Forest Park, Wellington/Featherston sector (Wairarapa-Wellington border, New Zealand), at 129 m elevation, Orongorongo valley. Part of the continuous Remutaka/Rimutaka cluster (batches 220-333). An easy-access DOC hut for a Wellington weekend from Wellington (iconic Remutaka Trail, 12 km, 3 h return), in an area of mixed podocarp forest with kahikatea (Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, NZ's tallest tree at 60 m, growing in wet lowland), heritage of Ngāti Toa (iwi of Te Rauparaha, the "Napoleon of the South", 1800s conquests from Waikato to Kāpiti, Whakatū Nelson, South Island).
The setting
Remutaka FP Wellington/Featherston Wairarapa NZ 129 m Orongorongo, continuous cluster batches 220-333, easy-access DOC Wellington weekend Remutaka Trail 12 km 3 h return, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides kahikatea 60 m wet lowland NZ's tallest, Ngāti Toa Te Rauparaha "Napoleon of the South" conquests Waikato→Kāpiti→Whakatū.
