The Kaimai Ridgeway Trust Welcomes You to Te Whare Okioki !

Te Whare Okioki (The Resting Place) - is at the site of the old Ngamuwahine shelter. This is a 12 bunk hut built to DOC serviced standards, with a large covered deck, a helipad, a meat safe and dog kennels. There is ample camping in the surrounding clearing and forest.

The hut was built and is maintained by NZDA Bay of Plenty volunteers, working on behalf of the Kaimai Ridaeway Trust

This hut must be booked in advance using the DOC booking system - website link.

If you are camping at the hut, please consider donating $10 per adult, $5 per youth to Kaimai Ridgeway Trust via our bank account  BNZ 02 0192 0212664 000.

The hut fees and donations contribute to ongoing hut maintenance, the supply of firewood and other maintenance work on Kaimai backcountry tracks and huts.

The firewood supply has to be topped up by helicopter. This only occurs between April and October each year.

Upcoming Work - Summer / Autumn 2026

1. General hut and surrounds maintenance working bee

2. Autumn - firewood supply time

How You Can Help

1. Email kaimairidgeway@gmail.com with any hut or local track issues requiring maintenance work. Photos also would be helpful

2. Keep the hut clean and tidy and take out all rubbish

Thanks !