Te Matai Forest (contiguous with Otanewainuku Forest)
Te Matai Forest (contiguous with Otanewainuku Forest) is a small 113 hectare public hunting block in the Tauranga Area permit zone, Bay of Plenty. Elevations run from 386 m up to 626 m, with a median of 491 m — mid-elevation country sitting well below the bushline.
The block forms part of the wider Otanewainuku forest country south-east of Tauranga, with shared bush cover and an effectively continuous hunting area for parties holding permits for both parcels. Slopes lean east on the dominant aspect.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow 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 309 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 386–626 m
- Median elevation
- 491 m
- Middle 50%
- 453–536 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
386–626 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or campsites recorded inside the block, and it is not flagged for air access or WARO. Hunters will be working in on foot from road access shared with the adjacent Otanewainuku Forest.
Given the small size, this is best treated as part of a wider trip into the Otanewainuku country rather than a destination on its own.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Tauranga Area permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required. The block is an Ordinary block with a Permitted status, issued through the Tauranga Area permit system on a free, non-ballot basis. Permits must be carried while hunting.
1080 & pesticide status
- Pesticide (1080 or similar) has been laid in or near this block — check current dog and carcass restrictions before you hunt.
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