Te Miro and Te Tapui Scenic Reserves hunting

Te Miro and Te Tapui Scenic Reserves have low densities of fallow deer.

General information

DOC works collaboratively with the New Zealand Deerstalkers' Association (NZDA) Waikato Branch to administer the terms and conditions of hunting in these reserves to balance conservation and recreational values.

Te Tapui Scenic Reserve, which is 2,370 ha, is divided into two blocks for hunting. Block A has a track in it and is slightly smaller than Block B. Te Miro is 401 ha.

Te Miro and Te Tapui hunting blocks are open for balloted hunting only from 1 March until 30 April. Ballot papers are available from early November and must be received back no later than the second Friday in January. The ballot is drawn at the end of January.

Email the Waikato Area Office for more information and to get ballot papers: waikatopermits@doc.govt.nz.

From 1 May to 31 October hunters may apply for a one or two day period.

• Permits are only available by booking through the Waikato Area Office, email below.
• A permit is for a maximum of two days, maximum three rifles per hunting party, no dogs and no camping. Basic maps are available on request. 
• Hunters may only book one of three hunting blocks at a time, and may book a month in advance.

From November to February the blocks are closed for fawning. 

Access

Both blocks are north of Cambridge.

Te Tapui blocks can be accessed from Piakonui Road. A block and B block have different entrance points.

Te Miro is accessible from Gray Road.

Landholders

The reserve is surrounded by private land.

Topo maps

NZ Topo BD34, BD35

Te Miro E1823445 N5814219,

Te Tapui A E1830007 N5811474, Te Tapui B E1833331 N5808911

Dogs

Dogs are not allowed on these reserves.

Huts

There are no huts in these reserves.