2015...Casey Hut in the Poulter River Valley burns down...
A group from the Christchurch Tramping Club discovered the smouldering embers of Casey Hut on a Saturday morning in late 2015. I visited the hut back in 2012 while doing the Andrews-Casey-Binser circuit, it was a lovely old Lockwood style wood building. |
| Casey Hut in 2012 when I visited |
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very similar thing happened to the old Hawdon Hut back in 2010 and it
took 2 years for a replacement to be built. Here's hoping it will be
replaced by DOC as it is vital stop over for anyone tramping the Upper
Poulter Valley, Casey-Binser Circuit and Lake Minchin.
Below are a couple of shots from the Tramping New Zealand website of the hut interior in 2014.
Here is a photo of the empty hut site from the Radio NZ website:
2017 Update: DOC Canterbury did a assessment and decided that Casey Hut will NOT be replaced. This is likely to happen more often now that DOC are severely strapped for cash.
Plans are afoot to move one of the the huts from the Upper Poulter Valley to near the old hut site. It looks like Poulter Hut (10 bunks) will be shifted sometime in 2017-2018 with a refurbishment of Trust Poulter as part of the programme. This work is being carried out by a volunteer group with some assistance from DOC Canterbury.
Update June 2018: A new and intriguing message has appeared on the DOC web site for Arthurs Pass. There is now a message saying that Casey Hut is to be replaced in Mid 2018 after over 4 years of no hut on the site. I can find no other information so here's hoping it means a new or refurbished hut is going to be moved to this location soon...
Update: October 2018: A volunteer trust are currently trying to raise funds for a new hut at the old Casey Hut site...
Below are a couple of shots from the Tramping New Zealand website of the hut interior in 2014.
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| Casey Hut: Interior, dining area |
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| Casey Hut: interior one of the bunk-rooms |
Here is a photo of the empty hut site from the Radio NZ website:
2017 Update: DOC Canterbury did a assessment and decided that Casey Hut will NOT be replaced. This is likely to happen more often now that DOC are severely strapped for cash.
Plans are afoot to move one of the the huts from the Upper Poulter Valley to near the old hut site. It looks like Poulter Hut (10 bunks) will be shifted sometime in 2017-2018 with a refurbishment of Trust Poulter as part of the programme. This work is being carried out by a volunteer group with some assistance from DOC Canterbury.
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| Poulter Hut in the Upper Poulter Valley, Arthur's Pass NP |
Update June 2018: A new and intriguing message has appeared on the DOC web site for Arthurs Pass. There is now a message saying that Casey Hut is to be replaced in Mid 2018 after over 4 years of no hut on the site. I can find no other information so here's hoping it means a new or refurbished hut is going to be moved to this location soon...
Update: October 2018: A volunteer trust are currently trying to raise funds for a new hut at the old Casey Hut site...
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