Rotoehu Forest
Rotoehu Forest is a 1,988 hectare public hunting block in the Rotorua Lakes and surrounds permit area, Bay of Plenty. Elevations run from 152 m up to 393 m, with a median of 292 m — lowland country sitting well below the bushline.
The block is bush-covered ground in the Rotoehu country east of Rotorua, between Lake Rotoehu and Lake Rotoma. Slopes lean east on the dominant aspect, with a fair share of south-east faces giving shaded sidles through much of the day.
Game on the permit is wild goat and wild pig. No deer are listed for this block, so trips here are pig-and-goat focused.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 5,495 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 152–393 m
- Median elevation
- 292 m
- Middle 50%
- 255–321 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
152–393 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or campsites recorded inside the block, and Rotoehu Forest is not flagged for air access or WARO. Hunters will be working in on foot from a vehicle access point on the surrounding road network.
The size of the block gives a reasonable spread of bush country for day or overnight pig and goat hunting.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Rotorua Lakes and surrounds permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required. The block is an Ordinary block with a Permitted status, issued through the Rotorua Lakes and surrounds permit system on a free, non-ballot basis. 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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