Terrace Creek
Terrace Creek is a 2,798 ha Roar block in the Hāwea Conservation Park / Lake Wanaka / Lower Matukituki Valley permit area. Elevations climb from 370 m on the valley floor to 1,978 m on the tops, with a median of 1,148 m. Forty-four per cent of the country sits above the 1,200 m bushline and 14% in true alpine ground.
This is a mix of bush and tops, with beech in the lower drainages running up to open tussock and rock above the bushline. The block leans south-west, so the slopes catch afternoon sun and the lower bush holds shade through the morning.
Game on the permit is red deer, tahr and chamois — the classic Lake Wanaka trio. The bush-to-tops range gives elevation options through any given day.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 9,361 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 370–1,978 m
- Median elevation
- 1,148 m
- Middle 50%
- 910–1,371 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 44%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 14%
- Dominant aspect
- south-west-facing
370–1,978 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning south-west-facing.
What you can hunt here
This is a roar — the red deer roar peaks from late March into April, and competition for the block is highest then.
Access & getting there
Helicopter access is permitted on Terrace Creek, and Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) are also permitted — commercial operators may be working the block.
There are no DOC huts or campsites recorded inside the block — parties will be fly-camping or working off a base outside the boundary.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Roar block in the Hawea Conservation Park/Lake Wanaka/Lower Matukituki Valley 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 the Hāwea Conservation Park / Lake Wanaka / Lower Matukituki Valley permit area. Terrace Creek is a Roar block with a Permitted hunt status, so it is managed for the late-March to April rut — check the current ballot or roar allocation with DOC before planning a trip.
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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