Dansey's Road Scenic Reserve
Dansey's Road Scenic Reserve is a 469 hectare public hunting block in the Rotorua Lakes and surrounds permit area, Bay of Plenty. Elevations run from 404 m up to 576 m, with a median of 511 m — mid-elevation lowland country sitting well below the bushline.
The block is bush-covered ground in the Mamaku country between Rotorua and Tauranga. Slopes lean north-east on the dominant aspect, with a fair share of east and north faces giving warm sunny sidles through much of the day.
Game on the permit is wild goat and wild pig. No deer are listed for this block, so trips here are pig-and-goat focused.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 1,241 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 404–576 m
- Median elevation
- 511 m
- Middle 50%
- 479–543 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-east-facing
404–576 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning north-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or campsites recorded inside the block, and Dansey's Road is not flagged for air access or WARO. Hunters will be working in on foot from a vehicle access point on the surrounding road network — the block name reflects the road access used to reach it.
Expect to be working bush gullies and sidles for pigs, and the more open sunlit faces for goats.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Rotorua Lakes and surrounds permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required. The reserve is classed as a scenic reserve with hunting Permitted, issued through the Rotorua Lakes and surrounds permit system. Scenic reserves can carry extra conditions — confirm the current permit terms before planning a trip.
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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