Built in 1925, Bealey Spur Hut was used by musterers until 1978 when the land was added to Arthur's Pass National Park.
NZ's last stagecoach service offers visitors to Arthur's Pass a window into the Wild West of backcountry travel.
St James Station, like many early larger Canterbury runs, is an amalgamation of several smaller runs.
Restored in 2004, Jacks Hut is located on state highway 73, about five kilometres from the township of Arthur's Pass.
In 1939 the Government built five huts, including Number Three Hut, along an old 1860s gold miners pack track from Canterbury to the West Cost.
Situated in Craigieburn Conservation Park, Urquharts Hut has regional significance as a physical remnant of depression mining in the 1930s.
At Weka Pass Historic Reserve you can take a 40-minute walk to a large overhang shelter that features examples of early Māori rock art.
The value of conservation
NZ Historic Places Trust
International Council on Monuments and Sites
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
NZ Archaeological Association