Hutiwai Conservation Area
Hutiwai Conservation Area is a 10,746 ha block of Taranaki bush country under the Taranaki Forests permit area. Elevations run from near sea level at about 8 m up to 478 m, with the median ground around 158 m. The block stays well below the bushline throughout, so this is lowland and foothill country rather than tops.
Aspect is spread fairly evenly across all eight points, with a slight lean to west and south. Country here is broken bush and gully systems typical of the hill country backing inland Taranaki, with no alpine ground anywhere in the block.
Game on the permit covers wild goat and wild pig. The block is large enough to support a multi-day trip and the country suits hunters happy to work bush and broken faces rather than open country.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 30,441 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 8–478 m
- Median elevation
- 158 m
- Middle 50%
- 101–222 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
8–478 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning west-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites recorded inside Hutiwai Conservation Area, so this is set up as fly-camp or bivvy country. The block is not flagged for air access, leaving foot access from the surrounding road network as the practical way in.
Hutiwai sits inside a WARO zone, so commercial helicopter operators may be working the same country. Check current activity before heading in.
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 for Hutiwai Conservation Area. The block sits under the Taranaki Forests permit area and is classed as an Ordinary block with hunting permitted year-round.
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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