• Built in the 1930s. | Greta Lodge, Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Canterbury
  • Greta Lodge overlooks Lake Ohau. | Greta Lodge, Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Canterbury
  • DOC mattresses and plenty of furniture. | Greta Lodge, Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Canterbury
  • Some armchairs and graffiti. | Greta Lodge, Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Canterbury

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Greta Lodge | Ruataniwha Conservation Park, Canterbury

Greta Lodge has a great location overlooking Lake Ōhau, Ōhau Ski Field, and the Barrier Range. It was built for workers constructing the road around Ben Ohau during the 1930s Depression.

It’s basic, but decent enough shelter.

The Mackenzie District Council has leased the lodge to the North Otago Branch of the New Zealand Deerstalkers’ Association (NZDA), who will maintain it.

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elevation . . . 690 m

bunks . . . 5 mattresses on bunks

built . . . 1930s, as a cookhouse for workers on the road, 2026 renovated by NZDA

heating . . . upgrading to woodburner

water . . . 50 m walk to stream

toilet . . . upgrading to composting toilet