Taipo Hut
Standard hutKahurangi National Park, Nelson/TasmanDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
Predator control operation in Garibaldi-Kakapo
09 February 2026
A predator control operation using toxic bait containing 1080 was completed on 5 February 2026. The Garibaldi–Kakapo area is open to the public with warning signs in place at key entrances. There may be toxic carcasses and bait (green coloured pellets) in the area. It’s not safe to hunt for food or have your dog in this area for up to 8 months. Warning signs and this web alert will be removed when the area is safe again. 1080 is deadly to dogs. How to keep dogs safe around 1080. See the Pesticide Summary Map for the operation area. This operation is part of DOC's National Predator Control Programme to protect native species. First published on 19 November 2025. Last reviewed on 10 February 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
This is a standard 16-bunk hut in the Motueka area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
8 options · 1 to 4 nights
North Mavora Lake
Walking in
8 hr (via Careys Hut, Boundary Hut)
Walking out
8 hr to North Mavora Lake (via Careys Hut, Boundary Hut)
Walking in
8 hr (via Careys Hut, Boundary Hut)
Walking out
10 hr to Greenstone Road End (via Greenstone Hut)
Tracks used: Mavora - Greenstone Walkway → Wangapeka Track
Walking in
8 hr (via Careys Hut, Boundary Hut)
Walking out
11 hr to Wangapeka Road car park (via Belltown Manunui Hut)
Tracks used: Mavora - Greenstone Walkway → Wangapeka Track
Walking in
8 hr (via Careys Hut, Boundary Hut)
Walking out
13 hr 30 min to Rolling River car park (via Kings Creek Hut, Stone Hut, Helicopter Flat Hut)
Rolling River car park
Tracks used: Mavora - Greenstone Walkway → Wangapeka Track
Walking in
13 hr 30 min (via Kings Creek Hut, Stone Hut, Helicopter Flat Hut)
Walking out
10 hr to Greenstone Road End (via Greenstone Hut)
Walking in
13 hr 30 min (via Kings Creek Hut, Stone Hut, Helicopter Flat Hut)
Walking out
11 hr to Wangapeka Road car park (via Belltown Manunui Hut)
Walking in
13 hr 30 min (via Kings Creek Hut, Stone Hut, Helicopter Flat Hut)
Walking out
13 hr 30 min to Rolling River car park (via Kings Creek Hut, Stone Hut, Helicopter Flat Hut)
Wangapeka Road car park
Tracks used: Mavora - Greenstone Walkway → Wangapeka Track
Walking in
11 hr (via Belltown Manunui Hut)
Walking out
8 hr to North Mavora Lake (via Careys Hut, Boundary Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
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 BQ23
- Grid reference
- E1542635, N5416808
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Helicopter Flat Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 4.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Belltown Manunui Hut
Standard • 10 bunks • West Coast • 9.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Kings Creek Hut
Standard • 20 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 15.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Stone hut
Otago • 476.2 km
Boundary Hut
Basic/bivvies • 3 bunks • Otago • 506.6 km
Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush • Water from stream
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Kahurangi National Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 16
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- 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.41.39794° S, 172.31371° 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.