Aerial access for tahr hunting on the West Coast

DOC approved helicopter operators for tahr ballot services 2024

These helicopter operators are approved concessionaires with the Department of Conservation for servicing the balloted tahr landing sites in the Hooker/Landsborough & Adams Wilderness Areas.

These concessionaires held valid concessions at the time this list was published, please check with them to see if they continue to service the sites in case of changes.

Airwest Helicopters
Alan Rosanowski
SH7 Reefton
7830

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

Garden City Helicopters
PO Box 14147, Christchurch Airport, Christchurch 8544
+64 3 358 4360
info@gchaviation.com

Glacier Country Helicopters
Gus and Poppy Gordon
117 Greens Road
Franz Josef
+64 3 752 0203
gus@gch.nz

Wanaka Helicopters - T/A Greenstone Helicopters Ltd
PO Box 70, Wanaka 9343
+64 3 443 1085
info@wanakahelicopters.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

Heliventures NZ Ltd
Craig McMillan
PO Box 241, Oamaru
+64 3 431 3669
craig@heliventuresnz.com

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

The Helicopter Line
Main South Road, SH6
Fox Glacier 7859
0800 807 767
franz@helicopter.co.nz

Inflite
Aoraki/Mt Cook
Mt Cook Airport,
Mt Cook Road SH 80
+64 3 430 8026
info@inflite.nz

Inflite
Fox Glacier
Main Street, Fox Glacier
(in the Glow Worm Forest building)
+64 3 430 8026
info@inflite.nz