Hut · Kahurangi National Park, Nelson/Tasman No booking

Ministry Of Works Historic Hut

40.8430° S, 172.2415° E

No booking: first come, first served

This hut is not on DOC's booking system. Beds go to whoever arrives first, so carry a tent or a plan B in busy seasons.

Where a fee applies, pay with a Backcountry Hut Ticket or a Hut Pass. From 1 November 2026 hut tickets can also be bought online through DOC. The DOC page for this hut has the category, fee and facilities.

DOC page for Ministry Of Works Historic Hut (opens the DOC website)

Forecast

At 813 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 10:27 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
Day	Conditions	High / low	Rain, chance	Wind km/h
Wed 4 Nov	Heavy drizzle	14° / 8°	4.8 mm 92%	12 gusts 31
Thu 5 Nov	Drizzle	15° / 10°	4.9 mm 49%	9 gusts 28
Fri 6 Nov	Showers	15° / 11°	20.9 mm 100%	10 gusts 31
Sat 7 Nov	Thunderstorm	18° / 10°	11.2 mm 92%	9 gusts 29
Sun 8 Nov	Drizzle	16° / 10°	4.8 mm 51%	9 gusts 31
Mon 9 Nov	Light drizzle	17° / 10°	0.3 mm 66%	16 gusts 44
Tue 10 Nov	Drizzle	16° / 10°	3.4 mm 69%	17 gusts 47
Wed 11 Nov	Showers	14° / 10°	29 mm 91%	10 gusts 35
Thu 12 Nov	Showers	11° / 9°	56.4 mm 92%	18 gusts 56
Fri 13 Nov	Light drizzle	16° / 8°	1.6 mm 61%	13 gusts 42
Sat 14 Nov	Showers	16° / 9°	29.6 mm 51%	23 gusts 71
Sun 15 Nov	Showers	17° / 9°	3.6 mm 73%	16 gusts 48
Mon 16 Nov	Light drizzle	15° / 7°	0.4 mm 75%	17 gusts 45
Tue 17 Nov	Violent showers	13° / 8°	148.8 mm 67%	13 gusts 40
Wed 18 Nov	Showers	18° / 6°	6.2 mm 56%	11 gusts 40
Thu 19 Nov	Light drizzle	11° / 4°	0.3 mm 47%	10 gusts 11

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