WILD TRIPS
Wilderness WALK 1200km 30km
UPPER MAKARORO HUT, RUAHINE FOREST PARK
This bright orange four-bunker makes a pleasant haven in the headwaters of a historic Ruahine River.
BY SHAUN BARNETT
the Makaroro River that missionary explorer William Colenso toiled in 1845, on his first trip to the Ruahine Range. Colenso was guided by a strong party of Māori – although only
