The film "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" was primarily filmed in New Zealand, with key locations including the Waitakere Ranges in West Auckland, which features extensive forested hills and hiking trails. Additional filming took place in the Central Plateau and Tongariro National Park, known for its volcanic landscape seen in a car chase scene in the movie. Specific sites also included Horopito in Manawatu-Wanganui, Mount Eden Prison in Auckland, and parts of the Coromandel Peninsula.