Conservation Area - Raepahu
Conservation Area - Raepahu is a sizeable 1,310-hectare public hunting block in the Pureora country of the central North Island. The block is lowland and foothill country, topping out at 523 m.
Elevations run from 269 m at the lower edges to 523 m at the high point, with a median of 368 m. All of the block sits below the bushline. Slopes lean north-facing on the whole.
Listed game is red deer, wild goat and wild pig. This is close-range bush country — quiet, careful stalking pays off here more than long glassing.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 3,634 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 269–523 m
- Median elevation
- 368 m
- Middle 50%
- 345–421 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-facing
269–523 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning north-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Helicopter access is permitted on the block, so a fly-in or fly-camp is an option for parties willing to organise an operator. Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) are permitted, so commercial helicopter operators may be working the wider area.
No DOC huts or campsites are recorded inside the block. Most parties will be day-hunting from a vehicle base, with fly-camping the alternative for longer trips.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Pureora Forest Park and surrounds permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Commercial wild-animal recovery (WARO) operates over this area — expect helicopter activity and pressured game.
This block sits within a DOC air-access zone — fly-in hunting and helicopter drop-offs may be permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required for the Pureora Forest Park and surrounds permit area. This is an Ordinary block with Permitted hunt status, issued on a free, non-ballot basis. Carry your permit while hunting.
1080 & pesticide status
No current, planned or proposed pesticide operations intersect this block in our data. Always confirm with DOC before taking a dog in.
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