Mangakahika Hut
Standard hutWhirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park, East CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
Set amidst beech forest this is a popular destination for hunters, and often used as a lunch time stop.
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 BG39
- Grid reference
- E1927582, N5697930
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Upper Te Hoe Hut
Standard • 9 bunks • East Coast • 5.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Rogers Hut (Te Wairoa)
Standard • 6 bunks • East Coast • 6.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Central Te Hoe Hut
Standard • 15 bunks • East Coast • 6.7 km
Heating • Mattresses
Te Waiotukapiti Hut
East Coast • 7.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Central Waiau Hut
East Coast • 7.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 9
- 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.38.80659° S, 176.77278° E
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Sources
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- 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).
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.