Walker Hut
The place
Walker Hut in the Canterbury region, Cass/Craigieburn sector (Southern Alps front NW Canterbury South Island, New Zealand), at 360 m altitude, Waimakariri valley. Continuous New Zealand Canterbury cluster (batches 260-403). Historic musterer's hut from a sheep station on the Cass-Lagoon Track (Cass field station Uni Canterbury ecology since 1914 + Craigieburn Range 2183 m + Waimakariri 151 km braided river + Arthur's Pass NP 1140 km² 1929 + Ngāi Tahu Kāi Tahu heritage (Māori iwi of the South Island 60,000 Māori language Kāi Tahu dialect + pounamu greenstone taonga Arahura River Westland + Treaty of Waitangi 6 February 1840 + iconic heritage TranzAlpine train Christchurch-Greymouth 4h30 iconic + iconic heritage Waimakariri River "cold waters" braided river iconic Canterbury Plains + iconic heritage Merino farming Canterbury Plains + LOTR heritage Edoras Rohan Kingdom Mt Sunday Ashburton iconic + Peter Jackson trilogy 2001-2003 $3B box-office 17 Oscars iconic).
The setting
Canterbury Cass/Craigieburn Southern Alps front NW Canterbury South Island NZ 360 m Waimakariri valley, continuous cluster batches 260-403, musterer's hut sheep station Cass-Lagoon Track + Cass field station UC 1914 + Craigieburn 2183 m + Waimakariri 151 km braided river + Arthur's Pass NP 1140 km² 1929, Ngāi Tahu Kāi Tahu South Island 60,000 Māori + pounamu greenstone Arahura Westland + Waitangi 6 Feb 1840 + TranzAlpine CHC-GREY 4h30 iconic + Waimakariri "cold waters" braided Canterbury Plains + Merino Plains + LOTR Edoras Rohan Mt Sunday Ashburton iconic + Jackson 2001-2003 $3B 17 Oscars.
