Tarata Conservation Area
Tarata Conservation Area is a small 134 ha block of Taranaki bush country under the Taranaki Forests permit area. Elevations run from about 97 m up to 235 m, with the median ground around 165 m, so this is lowland foothill country well below the bushline.
The block leans north-east in aspect, with a strong share also on east faces. Country is short bush ridges and stream-cut faces — a small bush remnant rather than a long range.
Game on the permit is wild goat. The compact size and single-species permit make this a focused day-trip block for goat hunters.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 363 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 97–235 m
- Median elevation
- 165 m
- Middle 50%
- 146–188 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-east-facing
97–235 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning north-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites recorded inside Tarata Conservation Area, and the block is not flagged for air access. This is a day-trip block.
WARO operations are not flagged here.
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.
A DOC hunting permit is required for Tarata Conservation Area. The block sits under the Taranaki Forests permit area and is classed as an Ordinary block with hunting permitted year-round.
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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