Wild animal control huts: a national heritage identification study
Published:
2007
DOC manages a large number of backcountry huts, a great many of which were built as part of wild animal control operations by the New Zealand Forest Service and, to a lesser extent, by its predecessor, the Deer Division of the Department of Internal Affairs and the Wildlife Service.
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Table of contents
Table of contents: pages i-vi (PDF, 104K)
- Introduction
- Commission details
- Philosophical basis
- Thematic approach
- Acknowledgements
Part 1: A General History: pages 7-14 (PDF, 279K) and pages 15-24 (PDF, 347K)
- The genie out of the bottle - p7
- Late releases and early culling - p8
- Government culling under Internal Affairs - p9
- The first hut building programme - p12
- New Zealand Forest Service takes over - p15
- Dip Flat - p19
- Helicopter hunting and the demise of the Government hunter - p19
- Recreation - p23
- The mythology of the deer culler - p23
Part 2 - Part 6: pages 25-39 (PDF, 173K)
Part 2: The heritage value of wild animal control huts
- Historical - p25
- Physical - p26
- Social/cultural - p26
Part 3: Hut building 1946-1985
- Internal Affairs 1946-1956 - p28
- New Zealand Forest Service 1956-1985 - p30
Part 4: Wild Animal Control Huts - a template for assessment
- Introduction - p34
- Criteria - p34
Part 5: Further work
- Further sources of information - p36
Part 6: Sources
- Primary - p37
- Secondary - p37
Appendix 1: Candidates for historic status: pages 40-54 (PDF, 1,078K)
Appendix 2: Philosophical basis: page 55-57 (PDF, 19K)
Appendix 3: NZFS Hut plans: pages 58-65 (PDF, 2128K) and pages 66-74 (PDF, 1840K)
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Appendix 4: Images in this publication: page 75 (PDF, 339K)
Please notes: pages ii, 14, 45, 49, 50 and 75 updated on the 22 November 2007.
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This report was prepared for publication by Heritage Appreciation Unit, Department of Conservation, Wellington.