Auckland Tramping Club’s backcountry hut, Ngaro Te Kotare, is available for booking by Club members and the public alike.
The hut is your ideal Waitakere accommodation for a quiet bush getaway, family gathering, or group training or team building event. Here's why:
- sleeps 21 – book a bunk or the full hut
- beautiful Waitakere bush setting
- off Anawhata Road, just 40 minutes from downtown Auckland
- secure off-road parking, 5 minute walk to hut
To book, use our hut booking form below.
From a grateful visitor:
"Please pass my thanks on to the club for the upkeep of the hut. We very much enjoyed our stay there on the weekend with friends and children. We had an adventurous bush walk and enjoyed being able to spend the night out in the bush. The hut is a real piece of tramping history."
What’s in the hut?
- platform bunks with mattresses for 21 (bring your sleeping bag)
- cooking pots, crockery and cutlery
- gas hobs
- wood-burning stove
- sun-drenched deck
Rates
| Book out the hut | $180.00 per night |
Or book a bunk:
| Adults | $20.00 per night |
| Youth (14 - 17 yrs) | $10.00 per night |
| Children (13 yrs and under) | $5.00 per night |
Hut Availabilty
We have the following bookings for the next few weeks. If a date is not included here, the hut is available.
Booking form
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Don’t like forms? Then e-mail ntkhut@aucktramping.org.nz, or call or txt Robin Houston 0274 310 010 between 7 and 9 pm.
Make your hut payment to:
| Account: | Auckland Tramping Club - 02 0100 0024675 00 |
| Particulars: | NTK Hut |
| Code: | (your name) |
| Reference: | (first date booked for) |
Payment is required when you receive an e-mail from us confirming your booking. Please pay within 48 hours - your booking will lapse if payment is not received in this time.
Once payment has been received you will receive instruction on how to find and access the hut.
Cancellations
If you need to cancel your booking, please let us know as soon as you possible. A full refund will be given if notice of cancellation is received 4 weeks or more prior to the date booked. Within 4 weeks, generally no refund will be given, but in exceptional circumstances applications may be considered by the Club Committee.
Tracks near the hut
Ngaro Te Kotare is nestled in a backcountry bush setting with many tramping tracks and points of interest nearby, such as the Waitakere Dam.
A number of these are currently closed as a kauri protection measure. It is expected that Auckland Council will re-open important local tracks over time. Local walking options for you include:
- Explore our own forested patch of paradise, including the blue-triangled loop track around the perimeter of the property
- From the hut turn right onto Cutty Grass track, cross Anawhata Rd and walk to McElwain lookout for great views out to the west
- Or turn left onto Cutty Grass and walk out to the Scenic Drive - access from there to Large Kauri, Spraggs Bush and the Waitakere Dam
- From the western end of Anawhata Rd there are tracks to Anawhata Beach and North Piha Beach
How to get to Ngaro Te Kotare Hut
To get to the hut, take Piha Road then Anawhata Road. You then turn onto a metalled access road through a locked gate leading to the secure off road car park. The hut is a 5 minute walk from there.
Further details and instructions on how to access the gate and hut keys will be given when your booking is confirmed.
See the map below for the location.
More information
- Ngaro Te Kotare means The Hidden Lookout
- Mature bush surrounds the hut on all sides
- The hut was built by Club members in 1929 as a base for day and overnight tramps – read more about the history of NTK
- The hut has featured in several movies, including the rollicking Hunt for the Wilderpeople featuring Sam Neill and the 2023 thriller Loop Track
