Huhatahi Conservation Area
Huhatahi Conservation Area is a small 208 ha block in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, taken out under the Taranaki Forests permit area. Elevations run from about 267 m up to 537 m, with a median around 472 m, so this is mid-altitude bush country well below the bushline.
The block leans slightly north, with a fairly even spread across north, north-west and east aspects and a smaller share to the south. That gives reasonable options for working into the wind on most days. It is bush country broken by spurs and gullies, no real open ground.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. At this scale the block suits a focused day or weekend stalk rather than a multi-day trip.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 594 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 267–537 m
- Median elevation
- 472 m
- Middle 50%
- 421–500 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-facing
267–537 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning north-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites inside the block, so plan to work in on foot from the surrounding road network and either day-trip or fly-camp.
Air access by helicopter is not permitted here. The area is flagged for wild animal recovery operations (WARO), so commercial helicopter parties may be working the wider Taranaki Forests country.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Taranaki Forests permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Commercial wild-animal recovery (WARO) operates over this area — expect helicopter activity and pressured game.
A DOC hunting permit is required, taken out under the Taranaki Forests permit area. Huhatahi is classed as an Ordinary block with hunting permitted year-round, so there is no ballot or seasonal restriction to plan around.
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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