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Keen trampers built this hut in Orongorongo Valley with their bare hands

A private tramping hut in the Orongorongo Valley embodies the spirit of the people who built it by hand 56 years ago.

Clare Chapman
By Clare Chapman (Editor in Chief, HOME)
Last updated: 1 February 2024 | 5 min read

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