Paponga Conservation Area
Paponga Conservation Area is a 588 ha block in northern Northland. Elevations run from 21 m up to 227 m with a median of 81 m, putting the whole block in very low coastal-foothill country.
Aspect leans west, with notable shares also facing east, south-east and north-west — a spread across both warm and cool faces. The block carries subtropical regenerating bush typical of the Hokianga-edge hill country.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 1,502 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 21–227 m
- Median elevation
- 81 m
- Middle 50%
- 55–113 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
21–227 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning 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 the area, so trips are day-only or fly-camp.
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.
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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