Conservation Area - Whangapoua Forest (Tokatea)
Conservation Area - Whangapoua Forest (Tokatea) is a mid-sized 578-hectare public hunting block in the Coromandel ranges. The block is lowland and foothill country, topping out at 571 m.
Elevations run from 65 m at the lower edges to 571 m at the high point, with a median of 326 m. All of the block sits below the bushline. Slopes lean west-facing on the whole.
Listed game is wild goat and wild pig — both species favour close-range work in the bush and scrub country found here.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 1,533 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 65–571 m
- Median elevation
- 326 m
- Middle 50%
- 228–407 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
65–571 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning west-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. WARO is not permitted on this block, which tends to keep it quieter than country open to commercial heli operations.
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 Coromandel reserves permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
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 Coromandel reserves 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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