Matirangi Conservation Area
Matirangi Conservation Area is a 2,431 ha block of Taranaki bush country under the Taranaki Forests permit area. Elevations run from about 133 m up to 440 m, with the median ground around 286 m, so this is lowland to mid-altitude foothill country well below the bushline.
The block leans south in aspect, with strong shares also on south-west, west and north faces. Country is broken bush typical of inland Taranaki — short ridges, gully systems and stream-cut faces — rather than long ranges.
Game on the permit includes fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. The size supports a short multi-day trip without being so big it gets unmanageable on foot.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 6,939 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 133–440 m
- Median elevation
- 286 m
- Middle 50%
- 239–332 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
133–440 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites recorded inside Matirangi Conservation Area, so this is fly-camp country. The block is not flagged for air access, leaving foot access from the road network as the practical way in.
WARO operations are not flagged here, so commercial helicopter activity is not an active consideration.
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.
A DOC hunting permit is required for Matirangi 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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