Urutawa Conservation Area
Urutawa Conservation Area is a large 21,974 hectare public hunting block in the Whakatane/Waioeka/Urutawa permit area, eastern Bay of Plenty. Elevations run from 49 m at the lower edges up to 1,016 m, with a median of 456 m — lowland to mid-elevation country sitting below the bushline.
This is significant bush country in the eastern Bay of Plenty, with a wide elevation spread giving access to lowland faces, gully systems and higher ridges all within one block. Slopes lean west on the dominant aspect, but at this scale hunters can find faces on any wind.
Game on the permit includes red deer, fallow deer, wild goat and wild pig. The four-species mix and the scale of the country make Urutawa a destination block.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 60,818 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 49–1,016 m
- Median elevation
- 456 m
- Middle 50%
- 322–615 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
49–1,016 m, foothill country with low tops, leaning west-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Te Waiti Hut sits within the block as a base for multi-day trips. The block is flagged for WARO, so commercial helicopter operators may be working the wider area. Air access for recreational hunters is not flagged.
The Urutawa is reached on foot from road ends on the Whakatane and Waioeka sides — expect long walks in, with fly-camp setups extending the range of trips beyond the hut.
Huts & campsites
Heating, Mattresses
Heating, Mattresses
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Whakatane/Waioeka/Urutawa permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Commercial wild-animal recovery (WARO) operates over this area — expect helicopter activity and pressured game.
A DOC hunting permit is required. The block is an Ordinary block with a Permitted status, issued through the Whakatane/Waioeka/Urutawa permit system. Permits must be carried while hunting.
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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