• More used by hunters than by trampers, but not actually used much of the time. | Kiwi Hut, Taramakau River
  • Basic facilities, and with an open fireplace. | Kiwi Hut, Taramakau River
  • Doesn't need much roof to fill that tank with the amount of rain that falls here on the West Coast. | Kiwi Hut, Taramakau River, Arthurs Pass National Pass
  • No kiwis were seen. | Kiwi Hut, Harper Pass route, West Coast

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Kiwi Hut | Arthurs Pass National Park

Kiwi Hut is an NZFS 8 bunker set on the edge of an attractive red beech forest, with a fireplace, though it’s not actually standard, with its curiously large airlock room.

A handy place to stay for a day or two if the Taramakau River is in flood mode.

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category . . . standard hut

hut fee . . . from 1 July 2026

Adult (18+ years): $15.00 per night
Youth (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Before you go, buy 1 Standard Hut Ticket (blue for adults, red for youth) for each night of your stay. Put this in the honesty box at the hut. A Backcountry Hut Pass is also valid year-round.

booking . . . not required all year for either hut or camping

campsite fee . . . free to camp

booking . . . not required

elevation . . . 340 m

bunks . . . 8 mattresses

built . . . 1960s, renovated 2024

heating . . . fireplace

water . . . tap above exterior sink, from rainwater tank

toilet . . . longdrop