Buster Hut, hut in Otago
Photo and data: Crown Copyright, Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai.

Buster Hut

Basic/bivvies hutOteake Conservation Park, OtagoDOC data as at 20 September 2026

No booking needed

Current advisories

Possum control work in Oteake Conservation Park

28 June 2026

Toxic baits for possum control will be distributed across Oteake Conservation Park until 10 July 2027. The park is open to the public with warning signs in place. Refer to the pesticide summary for details of the operation areas.  Pesticide summaries First published on 6 June 2025. Last reviewed on 29 June 2026.

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.

About this place

Buster Hut is a basic hut in the Central Otago area.

Fees and bookings

Free

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Getting there

Topo map
Topo50 sheet CB16
Grid reference
E1384000, N5021800

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

On these tracks

Little Kyeburn TrackAdvanced • 5 km • 2 hr from start of the marked track

Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.

Contact

Wānaka Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park

Regional DOC service centre.

All details

Facilities
Water from streamWater supply
Bookable
No
Category
Basic/bivvies
Location
Oteake Conservation Park
Fireplace
No
Mattress
No
Toilets
No
Drinking water
No
Reservations
No
Source data
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Map and tracks

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Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.44.92198° S, 170.26361° E

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Sources

  • DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
  • DOC Huts (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
  • OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.