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Sign of the Packhorse Hut: Mahaanui historic sites |
 | | Sign of the Packhorse Scenic Reserve, Mahaanui Area Office, Canterbury Conservancy, Department of Conservation. |
 | | The hut is built of locally quarried volcanic stone with timber joinery – windows on three elevations – affording remarkable views of the Scenic Reserve, Mount Bradley, Lyttelton Harbour and the Southern Alps in the distant west. |
 | | The Sign of the Packhorse, Sign of the Bellbird (1914) and Sign of the Kiwi (1917) were designed by Samuel Hurst Seager, one of the earliest architects to move away from historical styles and seek designs and plans with New Zealand character. |
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