Harkness Hut
Standard hutKaweka Forest Park, Hawke’s BayDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
Harkness Hut is located 10 minutes walk up a side tributary of the Ngaawapurua (Harkness) Stream.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BJ37
- Grid reference
- E1879742, N5656531
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Te Pukeohikarua (Te Puke) Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 3.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Tussock Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 3.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Gold Creek Hut
Hawke's Bay • 4.3 km
Ngaawapurua Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 4.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mangatainoka Heads Shelter
Hawke's Bay • 5.7 km
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Kaweka Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- Yes
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.39.19506° S, 176.23834° E
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Sources
- 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.
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.