Omahuta Forest Addition
Omahuta Forest Addition is a 973 ha block on the edge of the Omahuta-Puketi country in central Northland. Elevations run from 50 m up to 463 m with a median of 271 m, sitting firmly in foothill bush below the bushline.
Aspect leans south-west, with strong shares facing south-west, west and south. The block carries the subtropical kauri-podocarp-broadleaf cover of the wider Omahuta-Puketi forest system.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 2,480 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 50–463 m
- Median elevation
- 271 m
- Middle 50%
- 209–327 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-west-facing
50–463 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-west-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Air access is permitted on the block. There are no DOC huts or campsites listed inside this addition, so trips are day-only or fly-camp. The Puketī Forest Hut and recreation area campsite sit in the neighbouring Puketi block.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Northland reserves permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
This block sits within a DOC air-access zone — fly-in hunting and helicopter drop-offs may be permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required through the Northland reserves permit area. The block is Ordinary with Permitted hunt status. Active kauri-dieback country — confirm hygiene and access conditions with DOC before entering.
1080 & pesticide status
- Pesticide (1080 or similar) has been laid in or near this block — check current dog and carcass restrictions before you hunt.
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