Rogers Hut (Te Wairoa)
Standard hutWhirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park, East CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
Built for deer cullers in 1952, Rogers Hut is one of only three remaining slab-beech huts in the Urewera Range. This is a standard six-bunk hut, near the border of the Te Urewera.
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
- E1929326, N5703836
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Skips Hut (Whangatawhia)
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Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Central Waiau Hut
East Coast • 5.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Moerangi Hut
Standard • 9 bunks • East Coast • 5.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Mangakahika Hut
Standard • 9 bunks • East Coast • 6.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Te Totara Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • 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
- 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.38.75278° S, 176.78937° 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).