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Totara Flats Hut.
Totara Flats Hut

Located in Tararua Forest Park in the Wairarapa region

This hut is good for an overnight stay in the Waiohine Valley.

Totora Flats Hut sits on river flats above Waiohine River.

Facilities

  • Bunks - platform (shared) bunks with mattresses in two bunkrooms
  • Water supply - inside taps with cold water from a rain collection tank
  • Heating - wood burner with firewood provided
  • Long drop toilet a short walk from the hut
Huts have basic facilities. You'll need to take:
  • Sleeping bag
  • Cooking stove, pots/pans and utensils
  • Toilet paper
  • Rubbish bag
  • Newspaper/firelighters and matches/lighter for the wood burner/fire
  • Torch

Fees

  • Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
  • Youth (5–17 years): $12.50 per night
  • Child/Infant (0–4 years): free

Backcountry Hut Passes can be used at this hut. 

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Bookings

Bookings for the 2026/27 season open at 12 noon on Tuesday 12 May 2026.  

  • If no availability shows online for your dates, the hut is fully booked.
  • No spaces are kept for visitors arriving without a booking.
  • Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
  • Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.

Bookings are required all year.

Book Totara Flats Hut online

Your hut booking is for any bunk bed, not for a specific bunk bed – select your bunk bed on arrival.

Approximate times from nearest roads and huts

Tracks to this hut

Location

NZTopo50 map sheet: BP33
Grid/NZTM2000 coordinates: E1802321, N5465946