Te Totara Hut
Standard hutTe Urewera, East CoastDOC data as at 20 September 2026
Current advisories
Te Urewera alerts
05 June 2026
Check Ngāi Tūhoe website for alerts before your trip. Alerts will be not typically be posted on this website. Visitors can also phone Ngāi Tūhoe on +64 6 837 3803 or email teureweravc@ngaituhoe.iwi.nz for information. First published on 17 October 2022. Last reviewed on 6 June 2026.
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai alerts.
About this place
This is a standard six-bunk hut in the Te Urewera area. This historic hut was built for deer culler accommodation in 1952.
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
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Te Urewera Visitor Centre
Te Kura Whenua, 6249 Lake Road/SH38, Waikaremoana 4195, Te Urewera
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Central Waiau Hut
East Coast • 4.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Skips Hut (Whangatawhia)
Standard • 9 bunks • East Coast • 6.5 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Rogers Hut (Te Wairoa)
Standard • 6 bunks • East Coast • 7.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Okahu Road campsite
Bay of Plenty • 8.2 km
Te Waiotukapiti Hut
East Coast • 8.9 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from tap - not treatedboil before useWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Te Urewera
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 6
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- untreated
- Reservations
- No
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.38.73120° S, 176.87380° E
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Sources
- 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).
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.