Gudday mate - Shootm is on the money, go have a yarn with the deerstalker lads.
If you've got the gear and don't mind exploring, pretty much any DoC area at the road ends north of Ashhurst have critters. Just make sure you check access requirements before you go - some need permission to cross farmers land.
Grab a copy of the Hunting "SpotX" book if you can, it'll give you a few ideas of where to go look.
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