Rotokura Ecological Area
Rotokura Ecological Area is a small 226 ha block in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, taken out under the Ruapehu permit area. Elevations sit tightly between about 667 m and 740 m, with a median around 703 m, so it is uniformly higher mid-altitude bush country well below the bushline.
The block has a south-and-south-west lean, with about 25% of the country facing south, 24% south-west and a useful share to east. Northerly aspects are minor. That gives a clear set of shaded sidles to focus on, with cool feed-holding country dominating the small block.
Game on the permit includes red deer, sika and wild pig. It is a small piece of sika-and-reds bush in the wider Ruapehu country.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 667 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 667–740 m
- Median elevation
- 703 m
- Middle 50%
- 699–718 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
667–740 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites inside the block, so plan to day-trip or fly-camp from a vehicle base.
Air access by helicopter is not permitted here. The block is flagged for wild animal recovery operations (WARO), so commercial helicopter parties may be working the wider Ruapehu country.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Ruapehu 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, taken out under the Ruapehu permit area. The block is classed as Ordinary with hunting permitted year-round, so there is no ballot or seasonal restriction to plan around.
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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