Makino Hut
Standard hutKaweka Forest Park, Hawke’s BayDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
Located in the north-eastern Kaweka Forest Park, Makino Hut is situated in a flat, sheltered site where the open manuka/kanuka meet the red beech forest.
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
- E1894314, N5656647
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Te Puia Hut (Lodge)
Serviced • 26 bunks • Hawke’s Bay • 1.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mangatainoka Hot Springs
Hawke's Bay • 2.9 km
Mangatainoka Campsite
Backcountry • Hawke’s Bay • 3.3 km
Water from stream • Toilets - non-flush • Toilets
Mangatutu Hot Springs Campsite
Basic • Hawke’s Bay • 4.3 km
Non-powered/tent sites • Water from stream • Toilets - non-flush
North Whetu Bivvy
Basic/bivvies • 2 bunks • Hawke's Bay • 4.4 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 and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.39.18971° S, 176.40765° E
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Sources
- 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.
- 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).