Skips Hut (Whangatawhia)
Standard hutWhirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park, East CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
The first ever hut built in the Whirinaki has beautiful views of podocarp and beech forests.
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
- E1930337, N5707063
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
DOC Customer Service Centre
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Rogers Hut (Te Wairoa)
Standard • 6 bunks • East Coast • 3.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Okahu Road campsite
Bay of Plenty • 5 km
Te Totara Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • East Coast • 6.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Central Waiau Hut
East Coast • 6.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Moerangi Hut
Standard • 9 bunks • East Coast • 7.3 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.38.72058° S, 176.80021° 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).