Takaputahi/whitikau Conservation Area
Takaputahi/Whitikau Conservation Area is a 449 hectare public hunting block in the Gisborne/Raukumara permit area, eastern Bay of Plenty. Elevations run from 347 m up to 827 m, with a median of 523 m — lowland to mid-elevation bush country sitting below the bushline.
This is Raukumara-edge country sitting between the Takaputahi and Whitikau drainages. Slopes lean north-west on the dominant aspect, with a fair share of north and west faces giving warm sunlit sidles through much of the day.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. The four-species mix and remote setting make this a productive block for varied hunting.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 1,245 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 347–827 m
- Median elevation
- 523 m
- Middle 50%
- 450–609 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-west-facing
347–827 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning north-west-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or campsites recorded inside the block, but WARO is permitted — commercial helicopter operators may be working the wider Raukumara area. Air access for recreational hunters is not flagged.
Hunters will be working in on foot from road access on the Raukumara side, with fly-camping a realistic option.
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 block is an Ordinary block with a Permitted status, 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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