Murumuru Conservation Area
Murumuru Conservation Area is a large 5,975 ha block in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, with its own permit area. Elevations run from about 153 m up to 637 m, with a median around 366 m, so it sits as lowland to mid-altitude bush country well below the bushline.
Aspects are evenly spread, with a slight lean to south and south-east. There is no single dominant face — the block is a broad rolling spread of bush-clad spurs and gully systems. At nearly 6,000 hectares it is a serious piece of country with room to set parties on different sidles without crowding.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, sika, wild goat and wild pig. It carries the full set of central North Island bush species, including sika.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 17,084 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 153–637 m
- Median elevation
- 366 m
- Middle 50%
- 310–427 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
153–637 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites inside the block, so plan to work in from the surrounding road network and fly-camp or use a vehicle base.
Air access by helicopter is not permitted here. The block is flagged for wild animal recovery operations (WARO), so be aware commercial helicopter crews may be working the country.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Murumuru Conservation Area 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 Murumuru Conservation Area 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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