The High Court has recently ordered that the plans to burn and destroy some Department of Conservation-operated huts in the Te Urewera region be shut down.

The Tūhoe settlement entity had planned on demolishing 48 huts, which inspired protests from hikers, hunters, and recreationists, as well as some Tūhoe members.

Pete Shaw, a conservationist, says that destroying the huts was an insane decision, as people stayed at the huts and used them to take advantage of the wilderness environments. 

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