These helicopter operators are approved concessionaires with DOC for servicing the balloted tahr landing sites in the Hooker/Landsborough and Adams Wilderness Areas.
The operators held valid concessions at the time this list was published. However check directly with them to confirm their services in case they have changed.
Airwest Helicopters
Alan Rosanowski
SH7 Reefton
7830
Alpine Helicopters
P.O. Box 644
Wanaka 9343
+64 3 443 4000
fly@alpineheli.co.nz
Anderson Helicopters Ltd
Kevin and Fletcher Anderson
PO Box 187, Hokitika 7842
+64 3 755 6606
info@andersonhelicopters.co.nz
Aspiring Helicopters
Alex Ford
PO Box 168
Wanaka 9343
+64 3 443 7152
info@aspiringhelicopters.co.nz
Back Country Helicopters Ltd
PO Box 6
Makarora via Wanaka 9346
+64 3 443 8351
info@backcountryhelicopters.com
Glacier Country Helicopters
Gus and Poppy Gordon
117 Greens Road
Franz Josef
+64 3 752 0203
gus@gch.nz
Glacier Helicopters
Franz Josef Office
Main Road SH6
Franz Josef
franz@glacierhelicopters.co.nz
Fox Glacier Office
Main Road SH6
Fox Glacier
fox@glacierhelicopters.co.nz
Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters
35 Lucas Place
Frankton
Queenstown
info@glaciersouthernlakes.co.nz
Heliservices NZ, Haast, Fox, Franz Josef
Haast Office
P.O Box 80
Haast 7844
+64 3 7500 111
haast@heliservices.nz
James Scott
P.O Box 40
Fox Glacier 7859
+64 3 7510 853
fox_heli@xtra.co.nz
The Helicopter Line
Main South Road, SH6
Fox Glacier 7859
0800 807 767
franz@helicopter.co.nz
Heliventures NZ Ltd
Craig McMillan
PO Box 241
Oamaru
+64 3 431 3669
craig@heliventuresnz.com
Inflite Ski Planes Ltd
Aoraki/Mt Cook
Mt Cook Airport,
Mt Cook Road SH 80
+64 3 430 8026
info@inflite.nz
Inflite Ski Planes Ltd
Fox Glacier
Main Street
Fox Glacier
(in the Glow Worm Forest building)
+64 3 430 8026
info@inflite.nz
Mountain Helicopters Fox Glacier
24 Cook Flat Road
Fox Glacier
+64 3 751 0045
glacierflights@xtra.co.nz
Precision Helicopters
1 Bert Mercer Drive,
Hokitika Airport
0800 246 359
sales@precisionhelicopters.com
Ranger Helicopters Limited
Simon Bassett-Smith
47 Melton Grange Road, RD1
West Melton, 7671
+64 27 438 6688
sbschoppers@gmail.com
Tasman Helicopters 2015 Ltd Pending as of August 2025
Tangmere Place
Nelson Airport
Nelson
+64 3 528 8075
info@tasmanhelicopters.co.nz
Wanaka Helicopters - T/A Greenstone Helicopters Ltd
PO Box 70, Wanaka 9343
+64 3 443 1085
info@wanakahelicopters.co.nz