Tweed
Tweed is a 4,000-hectare ordinary block on the Molesworth Station and Clarence grazing lease, with significant vertical relief in the inland Marlborough country. Elevations run from 511 m to 2,155 m with a median of 1,063 m, so the bulk of the block sits in the bush-and-scrub belt with the upper faces climbing onto tops.
Thirty-two per cent of the block sits above the 1,200 m bushline and just 5% is alpine, putting it in the mix of bush and tops bracket. The country leans east-facing, with strong east, north-east and south-east aspects catching morning sun.
The permit covers red deer, chamois, wild goat and wild pig. Reds work the bush belt, chamois the upper faces, and pigs and goats spread through the scrub and broken lower ground.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 12,452 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 511–2,155 m
- Median elevation
- 1,063 m
- Middle 50%
- 786–1,254 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 32%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 5%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
511–2,155 m, a mix of bush and tops, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Air access is not permitted on Tweed, and WARO is not permitted either, so the country is walked. Hunters work in from the legal access points on the Molesworth system.
No DOC huts sit within the block, so plan to fly camp or work from a base outside. Carry a fly or tent and check Molesworth access status before leaving.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Molesworth Station and Clarence grazing lease permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Tweed is an Ordinary block with Permitted hunt status under the Molesworth Station and Clarence grazing lease permit area. A DOC permit covers year-round hunting with no ballot or roar restriction. General Molesworth access rules and any seasonal road closures still apply.
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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