Pairawahipi Scenic Reserve
Pairawahipi Scenic Reserve is a 579 ha block in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, taken out under the Whanganui Restricted permit area, and is classed as a restricted hunting area (RHA). Elevations run from about 376 m up to 707 m, with a median around 600 m, so it sits as mid-altitude bush country well below the bushline.
Aspects are very evenly spread across the eight directions, with a small lean to the north-east and north-west. There is no single dominant face — the block is rolling bush country with workable approaches for most wind directions.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, sika, wild goat and wild pig. It carries the full spread of central North Island bush species, with sika mixing in.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 1,624 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 376–707 m
- Median elevation
- 600 m
- Middle 50%
- 557–629 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-east-facing
376–707 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning north-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites inside the block, so plan to work in on foot and either day-trip or fly-camp from a vehicle base.
Air access by helicopter is not permitted here, and the block is not flagged for wild animal recovery operations (WARO). It is a quieter piece of country to hunt by the allocated party.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a RHA block in the Whanganui Ristricted permit area, with a hunting status of Restricted.
Pairawahipi is an RHA Restricted block under the Whanganui Restricted permit area, so hunting is by allocation through DOC rather than open permit. Confirm the current process and any seasonal or party-size limits with DOC before planning a trip.
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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