Makino Conservation Area
Makino Conservation Area is a 7,221 ha block of Taranaki hill country under the Taranaki Forests permit area. Elevations run from about 133 m up to 431 m, with the median ground around 270 m, so the block stays well below the bushline throughout.
Aspect leans west, with a fairly even spread across the remaining points. Country is broken bush typical of inland Taranaki — short ridges, gully systems and stream-cut faces — rather than long ranges or open tops.
Game on the permit includes fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. The block is large enough to support a multi-day trip and works well for hunters happy to grind through bush.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 20,520 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 133–431 m
- Median elevation
- 270 m
- Middle 50%
- 228–313 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
133–431 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning west-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites recorded inside Makino Conservation Area, so this is fly-camp or bivvy country. The block is not flagged for air access, leaving foot access from the road network as the practical way in.
Makino sits inside a WARO zone, so commercial helicopters may be working the same country from above. Check for 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 Makino 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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