{"product_id":"shelter-from-the-storm","title":"SHELTER FROM THE STORM","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the defining and unique features of the New Zealand outdoors is the backcountry hut. New Zealand has a remarkably diverse network of these huts, unparalleled anywhere else in the world, and for those who venture into our wild places there is often a passionate attachment to these humble structures. Shelter from the Storm is a landmark publication, the first wide-ranging history of our hut network. The authors provide an overview of who built the huts - tramping and mountaineering clubs, the Department of Internal Affairs, Lands and Survey, New Zealand Forest Service, Park Boards and DOC - as well as why they were built, which includes farming, mining, tourism, tramping and climbing, hunting and deer culling, science and as monuments. For each of these sections the authors profile a wide range of representative huts, and recount the fascinating stories that invariably surround them. This is a wonderful book, meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated with a huge range of historic and contemporary photographs. Its significance and appeal is far-reaching, as this is a subject that has a genuine resonance with many, many New Zealanders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hunter Holdings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42538318659682,"sku":"5CPTG3","price":79.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/4441\/9170\/files\/9781877517709.webp?v=1770340767","url":"https:\/\/theblacksheepboutique.myshopify.com\/products\/shelter-from-the-storm","provider":"The Black Sheep Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}