Taheke Conservation Area (Pt)
Taheke Conservation Area (Pt) — the smaller part block under the Taumarunui Reserves permit area — is a 403 ha section in the Manawatu-Wanganui region. Elevations run from about 416 m up to 668 m, with a median around 535 m, so it sits as mid-altitude bush country well below the bushline.
The block has a southerly lean, with about 21% of the country facing south and useful shares also picking up south-east, south-west and west. Northerly aspects are limited. That gives a clear set of shaded southerly sidles to focus on, with cool feed-holding country dominating.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. It is bush-and-spurs hunting in the wider Taheke country.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 1,148 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 416–668 m
- Median elevation
- 535 m
- Middle 50%
- 498–566 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
416–668 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 work in on foot from the surrounding road network and either day-trip or fly-camp.
Air access by helicopter is not permitted here. The area is flagged for wild animal recovery operations (WARO), so commercial helicopter parties may be working the wider Taumarunui country.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Taumarunui Reserves 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 Taumarunui Reserves 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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