Mangatawai Conservation Area (Pt)
Mangatawai Conservation Area (Pt) is a small 202 ha block in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, taken out under the Mangapurua permit area. Elevations run from about 284 m up to 519 m, with a median around 429 m, so it sits as mid-altitude bush country well below the bushline.
The block has a south-east lean, with around 20% of the country facing south-east and good shares also dropping to the south and west. Northerly aspects are limited. That gives a workable set of shaded sidles, and the spur-and-gully country typical of the Mangapurua–Whanganui interior.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. At this size it suits a focused day or weekend stalk.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 574 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 284–519 m
- Median elevation
- 429 m
- Middle 50%
- 393–460 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-east-facing
284–519 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites inside the block, so plan to day-trip or fly-camp from a vehicle base.
Air access by helicopter is not permitted here. The area is flagged for wild animal recovery operations (WARO), so commercial helicopter crews may be operating across the wider Mangapurua country.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Mangapurua 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 Mangapurua permit area. The block is classed as Ordinary with hunting permitted year-round, so there is no ballot or seasonal restriction to work 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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