Mt Messenger Conservation Area
Mt Messenger Conservation Area is a 2,739 ha block of northern Taranaki bush country under the Taranaki Forests permit area. Elevations run from about 24 m up to 365 m, with the median ground around 166 m, so this is lowland foothill country well below the bushline.
Aspect is fairly evenly spread across all eight points, leaning slightly to west and north. Country here is broken bush, gully systems and short ridges typical of the country either side of the Mt Messenger area.
Game on the permit covers wild goat and wild pig. The block suits hunters working a focused trip targeting either species in the bush and edge country.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 7,759 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 24–365 m
- Median elevation
- 166 m
- Middle 50%
- 112–226 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
24–365 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning west-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites recorded inside Mt Messenger Conservation Area, and the block is not flagged for air access. This is set up as day-trip or fly-camp country worked on foot from the road network.
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 Mt Messenger 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
- Pesticide (1080 or similar) has been laid in or near this block — check current dog and carcass restrictions before you hunt.
- An operation is proposed for this area.
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