Raukumara Conservation Park
Raukumara Conservation Park is a major 110,949 hectare public hunting area in the Gisborne/Raukumara permit zone, covering the spine of the Raukumara Range between the Bay of Plenty and East Cape. Elevations run from 42 m at the lower edges up to 1,465 m on the higher tops, with a median of 670 m — predominantly bush country with a mix of bush and tops on the highest ground.
About 4% of the park sits above the 1,200 m bushline, so this is largely a timbered hunting area with a small fringe of open tops on the higher peaks. Slopes lean north on the dominant aspect, and at this size hunters can find faces on any wind.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. The Raukumara is one of the wilder, less-pressured ranges in the North Island.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 304,621 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 42–1,465 m
- Median elevation
- 670 m
- Middle 50%
- 477–881 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 4%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-facing
42–1,465 m, foothill country with low tops, leaning north-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
A network of huts inside the park supports multi-day trips, including Mangaotane Hut (McMillans), Oronui Hut and Mangakirikiri Hut. The park is flagged for WARO, so commercial helicopter operators may be working the wider area. Air access for recreational hunters is not flagged.
The Raukumara is remote, rugged bush country and trips here typically involve long walks in from road ends on either the Gisborne or Bay of Plenty sides.
Huts & campsites
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Gisborne/Raukumara 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. The park is classed as an Ordinary block with hunting Permitted, issued through the Gisborne/Raukumara permit system. Permits must be carried while hunting.
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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