Ōtaki hut

Start Location

Waitohu Stream and Dune restoration area, Konini St entrance, corner of Marine Parade

Distance to Hut

120m

Your Directions

Walk up the path towards the beach from the Konini St entrance. Just before you get to the beach turn to your left (south) and see if you can spot the hut. Taking care to avoid the spikey wiwi, head off track and make your way to the hut. You may see a track where others have walked, give it a try.

Safety Notes

Please don’t climb the dune barrier running along the beach directly in front of the hut. This is an important protection for the ecosystem and is highly fragile. Obey all white tape barriers. The Waitohu Stream and Dune care group are a fantastic, dedicated and fiercely protective force and they are stewards of this hut. Have respect for their efforts, and your own abilities, by working as a team to help guide each other along the safest, least destructive route anywhere within the dunes.

Dress for the beach and be sun smart. Changing, uneven ground means many trip hazards through the dunes. If you happen to see any beach waste, washed up from the sea or otherwise, pick it up and dispose snuggly in the bin at the start of the track.

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Hut credits

Designed by

Kemi Niko & Co.

Commissioned by

New Zealand Festival of the Arts

Partnered by

Springload

Ngā mihi

• Kāpiti Coast District Council
• Creative New Zealand
• New Zealand Community Trust

Built by

• Kemi Niko & Co.

January 2020

With Support From

• The Waitohu Stream and Dune Care Group
• Lyndsay Knowles
• Val and Suzana
• Libby and Tainui Hakaraia
• Renée Taylor
• Nicole and Jana Patana
• Zara Leyden
• Elevate Ōtaki

Materials Donated by

• Lily Carter and family
• Te Horo Beach