Nukuhau Conservation Area
Nukuhau Conservation Area is a small 229 ha block of Taranaki bush country under the Whanganui Reserves permit area. Elevations run from about 72 m up to 418 m, with the median ground around 224 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, north and south-east faces. Country is short bush ridges and gully systems typical of the Whanganui-side hill country.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. The compact size suits a focused day trip.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 672 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 72–418 m
- Median elevation
- 224 m
- Middle 50%
- 164–292 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
72–418 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites recorded inside Nukuhau Conservation Area, and the block is not flagged for air access. This is day-trip country worked on foot.
WARO operations are not flagged here.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Whanganui Reserves permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required for Nukuhau Conservation Area. The block sits under the Whanganui Reserves permit area and is classed as an Ordinary block with hunting permitted year-round. As reserves country, dogs and some hunting methods may carry tighter restrictions than on general conservation land — read the permit conditions before heading in.
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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