TY - BOOK AU - Willems, Hans, TI - South Island back country huts SN - 1877256064 U1 - 728.7309937 21 PY - 2000/// CY - Auckland, N.Z. PB - Halcyon Press KW - Huts KW - New Zealand KW - South Island KW - Guidebooks KW - Hiking KW - Trails KW - Parks N1 - Lewis Pass National Reserve Area -- Greater Canterbury Area -- Westland National Park -- Mount Aspiring National Park -- Aoraki/Mount Cook -- Fiordland National Park -- Rakiura/Stewart Island -- Abel Tasman National Park -- Mount Richmond Forest Park -- Kahurangi National Park -- Nelson Lakes National Park -- Craigieburn Forest Park -- Arthur's Pass National Park -- Lake Summer Forest Park N2 - Some of the huts featured in this book started life as musterers' huts, as accommodation for hunters, as overnight shelters for trampers, for example. Many were built by different government departments over the years, some by tramping clubs and hunting clubs, yet others by person or persons unknown. They range from structures no bigger than a dog kennel to multi-roomed mansions with all modern conveniences. Each has its own history and own unique character ER -