Te Tapui Scenic Reserve - Ngāti Hauā Giftback
Te Tapui Scenic Reserve - Ngāti Hauā Giftback covers 1,755 ha of the central Waikato. The block is lowland to foothill country, set in mixed bush and gully country. Elevations run from about 136 m up to 485 m, with a median sample around 281 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 fallow deer and wild pig.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 4,807 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 136–485 m
- Median elevation
- 281 m
- Middle 50%
- 233–334 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- south-east-facing
136–485 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning south-east-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 wanting to drop in onto a ridge or face rather than work in on foot.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Waikato permit area, with a hunting status of Restricted.
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 Tapui Scenic Reserve - Ngāti Hauā Giftback. The block is classed as Ordinary with hunting Restricted under the Waikato permit area, so seasonal closures, ballots or party-size limits may apply. Confirm the current settings with DOC before applying. 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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