Mangaroa Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Good A frame hut with 4 bunks.
  • Hut has everything in it, just bring lighting.
  • Big beech gullies.
  • Manuka faces for glassing and long range hunting
  • Meatsafe.
  • Bivvy up in the gully west of the hut – great access of camp site for hunting the large beech pocket in the block.
  • Some tracks and clearings
  • This block is not eligible for the 10% frequent flyer, NZDA, Sika Foundation discount
  • Area of Mangaroa is 1400ha   – 770ha of this is beech forest
  • No fishing from 1st Nov – 1st April (if you would like to book fishing you will need to contact Helisika for fishing beats)

Hunting Conditions:

  1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
  2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
  3. No shooting stags in velvet.
  4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
  5. This block is open year round.
  6. During the summer months (Dec – Feb) Fishermen may be day fishing the Mohaka River.

Footy Field Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Mainly Manuka/scrub on northern side of block with some pockets of beech including some grassy clearings in the stream west of hut, across the river surrounding the Te Kohai stream is a large beech face great for roar and all year round hunting.
  • Good 4 bunk hut with everything in it. Just bring lighting.
  • Pots, Pans, Crockery, Cutlery, cooker and gas are provided in the hut.
  • Cableway across river to keep your boots dry.
  • LPG 2 burner gas cooker
  • Area of Footy field is 900ha
  • No fishing from 1st Nov – 1st April (if you would like to book fishing you will need to contact Helisika for fishing beats)

Hunting Conditions:

  1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
  2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
  3. No shooting stags in velvet.
  4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
  5. This block is open year round.
  6. During the summer months (Dec – Feb) Fishermen may be day fishing the Mohaka River, if you wish to fish yourself we can book the stretch of water for you. However please contact our staff if you wish to fish, ensuring it is avaliable.

Otupua Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Easy contour block, well tracked to the north and east. Otupua stream has large clearings with great vantage points for glassing early morning and evening animals, Roughly 750ha of nice beech forest behind hut for day time hunting and great stalking in the roar.
  • Good A frame hut with 4 bunks.
  • Hut has everything in it, just bring lighting.
  • Pots, pans, cutlery, crockery provided.
  • LPG 2 burner gas cooker
  • Fireplace
  • Area of Otupua block is 1030ha
  • This block is not eligible for the 10% frequent flyer, NZDA, Sika Foundation discount

Hunting Conditions:

  1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
  2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
  3. No shooting stags in velvet.
  4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
  5. This block is open year round.

 

Oamaru Private Hut

East Taupo Lands Trust Block

  • Oamaru Private block boundary has changed. Please make sure you know the new boundaries and stay within it at all times.
  • Large, new refurbished hut.
  • Kent firebox with wetback & shower.
  • Tussock flats.
  • Manuka faces.
  • Native beech surroundings.
  • Flat contour.
  • Great winter block.
  • Hut has pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, cooker and gas provided.
  • Area of Oamaru private is 1450ha
  • Mangapapa Bivvy drop off is available (southern end of block) – $1200 for Hughes 500 and $1550 for AS350
  • This block is not eligible for the 10% frequent flyer, NZDA, Sika Foundation discount

Hunting Conditions:

  1. Maximum of one deer per person plus one per party. (Example: 3 hunters – maximum 4 deer)
  2. DOC hunting permits are required if hunting on adjoining DOC land.
  3. No shooting stags in velvet.
  4. No night shooting or spot lighting or use of night vision equipment, infra-red and or heat detecting devices.
  5. This block is open year round.
  6. During the summer months (Dec – Feb) Fishermen may be day fishing the Mohaka River on the Poronui Boundary and up the Oamaru river.

Kiwi Mouth Hut

D.O.C Kaweka Hut

  • Kanuka faces.
  • Clearings and summer river flats.
  • Good fishing for big Rainbows.
  • 4 bunk hut.
  • Sika deer.
  • Open fire place.

Manson Bivvy

D.O.C Kaweka Bivvy

  • Steep bush & scrub faces.
  • Small open tops.
  • Small 3 bunk bivvy.
  • Outside fire and cooking.

Rocks Ahead Hut

D.O.C Kaweka Hut

  • Moderate – steep bush sides.
  • Good fishing for big rainbows.
  • Swingbridges.
  • Open fireplace.
  • Mainly sika with odd red deer
  • 2 hours tramp to open tops.

Omar Bivvy

D.O.C Kaweka Bivvy

  • Native bush.
  • Good fishing with big Rainbows.
  • Open fire.
  • Small 3 bunk bivvy.
  • Good hunting for the winter months with deer living lower than summer grounds up top.

 

Mangaturutu Hut

D.O.C Kaweka Hut

  • Some open tops.
  • Steep bush sides.
  • 6 bunk hut.
  • Open fire place.

Te Rua Flats Campsite

D.O.C Kaweka Helipad

  • Steep native sides.
  • Scruby river terraces.
  • Campsite only.
  • Good fishing with some steeper gorges down stream