Whitecliffs Conservation Area
Whitecliffs Conservation Area is a 509 ha coastal block of Taranaki country under the Taranaki Forests permit area. Elevations run from about 6 m at the coast up to 269 m on the upper margins, with the median ground only 106 m, so this is genuinely lowland coastal country.
The block leans east in aspect, with strong shares also on south-east and north-east faces — sunrise faces dominate above the coastal edge. Country is bush and coastal hill country rather than tops, with short faces dropping toward the Tasman.
Game on the permit covers wild goat and wild pig. The block suits a focused day trip targeting either species in the coastal bush.
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Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 1,429 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 6–269 m
- Median elevation
- 106 m
- Middle 50%
- 68–147 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 0%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 0%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
6–269 m, lowland / foothill country, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There are no huts or formal campsites recorded inside Whitecliffs Conservation Area, and the block is not flagged for air access. This is day-trip country worked on foot.
WARO operations are not flagged here.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Taranaki Forests permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required for Whitecliffs Conservation Area. The block sits under the Taranaki Forests permit area and is classed as an Ordinary block with hunting permitted year-round.
1080 & pesticide status
- Pesticide (1080 or similar) has been laid in or near this block — check current dog and carcass restrictions before you hunt.
- An operation is proposed for this area.
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