Mini Huts

by Kemi Niko

Made with the spirit and integrity of the backcountry; from salvaged materials to handcrafted construction.

We’re back in 2024 with a new hut each month. Join us as we showcase the making process and delve into the history of real backcountry huts.

Mt Brown Hut 

Lake Kaniere, West Coast

Situated high above Lake Kaniere this hut was built by a feat of community effort in 2010. It spent its first 50 years in Lower Arahura Valley before being flown up Mt. Brown in sections and then reconstructed entirely.


Mount Brown Hut is a NZFS 4-bunk S81 design and graces the cover of the first edition of hut tome, “Shelter From The Storm.”*


Our Mini Hut version is the second edition we’ve produced and features the veranda space and a rimu deck. Made in honour of Dave’s 70th, one of the Hokitika based restorers of the real hut.

*We do have it on authority that the 2024 edition has a different hut on the cover.

Orange hut with flue chimney & rimu deck

All orders will ship first week of October






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2023 huts: Jan | Mar | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct  2024: Feb | Mar | Apr | July | Aug 

Pack of 6:

The Full Collection:

Greeting Cards 

We have chosen our favourite huts and printed them onto some greeting cards for all occassions.


Each card has a full colour image on the front, hut name and map on the back and is blank inside for your message, whatever the occasion.  Includes high quality NZ made envelope.


The Collection (10)
10 different hut cards plus a bonus wild card 

We’ll choose a random selection for you or let us know your hut preference in the ‘notes’ section when you place your order. 

A Handful of Cards (5) 

Five cards of your choice plus a bonus wild card.

Choose ‘Mix’ for a selection or pick one hut for 5 of the same. Add any hut preferences in the ‘notes’ when you place your order



Free shipping on all Aotearoa orders. Orders will be shipped weekly on Tuesdays 




Purchase in person from one of our retailers - RRP $6 each

Mini Hut Ingredients

_{Made in Aotearoa}

½ Large tin can, slab of reclaimed rimu or pine, hours of time and attention, years of experimentation, a healthy dose of hut obsession.

Every hut comes with a corrigated info card & map hidden in its chimney

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