Te Kauri Park Scenic Reserve
Te Kauri Park Scenic Reserve is a 1,011 ha scenic reserve in the country around Mount Pirongia and the western Waikato. The country is lowland to foothill country, with bush, gully systems and old farm margins typical of the western Waikato. Elevations run from about 7 m up to 271 m, with a median sample around 133 m.
The block sits below the bushline, so this is hunting through bush, gully heads and sidles rather than open tops.
Game on the permit includes red deer, wild goat and wild pig.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 2,783 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 7–271 m
- Median elevation
- 133 m
- Middle 50%
- 93–173 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- north-facing
7–271 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning north-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 dropping in onto a ridge or face rather than working in on foot. WARO is also active on this block, so be conscious of helicopter operations and 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 Pirongia Forest Park and surrounds permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Commercial wild-animal recovery (WARO) operates over this area — expect helicopter activity and pressured game.
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 Te Kauri Park Scenic Reserve. The block is classed as Ordinary with hunting Permitted under the Pirongia Forest Park and surrounds permit area, so there is no ballot or seasonal restriction beyond the standard permit conditions. Note that this is a scenic reserve, which carries extra care-of-place rules — keep groups small, leave no rubbish, and respect any rāhui or signage.
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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