Manuka Stream
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Boundaries are approximate and not suitable for accurate boundary definition. Check current DOC permit conditions before hunting. Data retrieved 31 July 2026 and may now be out of date.
Deer - Red, Pigs
A permit is required to hunt on public conservation land.
This hunting area is covered by an 'open area permit' – get it online.
Dogs with a DOC permit only. More information below or contact the relevant DOC office.
About this hunting block
You can hunt pigs and red deer in the Manuka Stream hunting block, located south of Macraes Flat township.
Animals present are pigs and red deer.
General information
This block consists of the Manuka Stream Conservation Area, south of Macraes Flat township and between the Strath Taieri and the Waikouaiti coast.
The block spans the Manuka Stream valley, mostly filled with kānuka and mānuka shrubland, steep in places with bluffs but with gentler sloping tussock grasslands around the edges.
Access
Access is off Ramrock Road, approximately 10 km from the junction with Nenthorn Road. From Ramrock Road there is marked foot access, but you must have landholder permission to cross the private land to the hunting block.
Access may be closed during lambing.
Landholders
For access permission, contact:
Mr James Lindsay, Stoneburn Station
Phone: +64 27 3086 655
Maps
NZTopo50 series: CD16
Know before you go
Dogs
Dogs are allowed in this block with a hunting permit. You must have landholder permission to take your dog over the private land to the block, and it must be on a lead and have been dosed.
Help control wallabies in this area by reporting sightings
Wallabies can displace other species, affect pastures and native species' habitats.
They also potentially impact production and native ecosystems.
Report your sighting online – it only takes a few minutes.
You can also report wallaby sightings by calling 0800 80 99 66.
Weather
Forecast near the middle of the block