Tangarakau Scenic Reserve
Tangarakau Scenic Reserve is a 2,639 ha block in the Manawatu-Wanganui region, taken out under the Taranaki Forests permit area. Elevations run from about 124 m up to 498 m, with a median around 281 m, so this is lowland to foothill bush country well below the bushline.
Aspects are evenly spread, with a slight lean to south, south-east and west. There is no single dominant face — the block is rolling bush country typical of the Taranaki-Whanganui boundary, broken by spur-and-gully systems.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. At over 2,600 hectares it is a useful piece of bush for a weekend or longer trip.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 7,401 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 124–498 m
- Median elevation
- 281 m
- Middle 50%
- 225–336 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
124–498 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 Taranaki Forests country.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Taranaki Forests 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 Taranaki Forests 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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