Tairua Forest Conservation Area
Tairua Forest Conservation Area sits on the Coromandel Peninsula, covering 5,108 ha of lowland to foothill country. The country is mixed bush, regenerating scrub and steep coastal-range gully systems. Elevations run from about 3 m up to 573 m, with a median sample around 241 m.
The block sits below the bushline, so this is hunting through bush, gully heads and sidles rather than open tops.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 13,764 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 3–573 m
- Median elevation
- 241 m
- Middle 50%
- 166–311 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-west-facing
3–573 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning north-west-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
No huts or formal campsites are recorded inside the block, so this is set up as a day trip or fly-camp area.
The block is open to air access, which gives a practical option for parties wanting to drop in onto a ridge or face rather than work in on foot.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Coromandel 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 for Tairua Forest Conservation Area. The block is classed as Ordinary with hunting Permitted under the Coromandel reserves permit area, so there is no ballot or seasonal restriction beyond the standard permit conditions.
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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