This hunting area is covered by an 'open area permit' – get it online.
This conservation area has a 'no shooting zone' shown as prohibited on the map. It is recommended that you visit the New Plymouth office to get a permit for this area so you can be shown the open hunting area boundary.
About this hunting block
This conservation area has a “no shooting zone” as a buffer for a private dwelling close to the public conservation land boundary (shown as prohibited on the map).
Goats, possums and pigs are present in this reserve.
General information
- 410 ha
- Steep southerly facing aspect.
- Mixed podocarp forest, manuka scrub succession.
- Kiwi reported
Access
From Rawhitiroa Road, cross Tahunamaere Stream, go straight up face.
Landholders
Ensure to hunt within DOC boundary as trespassers on private land will be prosecuted.
Maps
NZTopo50 BJ31
Huts
There are no DOC huts in this reserve.
Additional information
Attached to Tahunamaere Scenic Reserve.
Dogs
Dogs are prohibited except where authorisation has been granted by DOC. People wishing to take a dog into this area need to get a permit from the local DOC office and have a current kiwi aversion certificate.
Avian awareness and avoidance training
To take dogs across private property, or tracks crossing farmland, you must get permission from the landowner.
DOC Customer Service Centre
| Phone: | 0800 275 362 |
| Email: | newplymouth@doc.govt.nz |
| Address: | Ngāmotu / New Plymouth Office |