Tarere Conservation Area
Tarere Conservation Area is a 4,773 ha block of Taranaki bush country under the Taranaki Forests permit area. Elevations run from about 21 m up to 455 m, with the median ground around 213 m, so this is lowland to mid-altitude foothill country well below the bushline.
The block leans east in aspect, with strong shares also on south, south-west and east faces. Country is broken bush, ridges and gully systems typical of the inland Taranaki backcountry — long bush faces cut by streams rather than open ground.
Game on the permit includes fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. The size supports multi-day trips and rewards hunters happy to work bush.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 13,802 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 21–455 m
- Median elevation
- 213 m
- Middle 50%
- 147–285 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
21–455 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites recorded inside Tarere Conservation Area, and the block is not flagged for air access. This is fly-camp country worked on foot from the road network.
Tarere sits inside a WARO zone, so commercial helicopters may be working the same country. Check current activity before heading in.
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 for Tarere 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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