54 - Creswicke Flat, Landsborough
Block 54 - Creswicke Flat, Landsborough is a 3,514 ha balloted roar block in the South Westland - Weheka permit area, in the Landsborough catchment. Elevations run from 243 m on the valley floor up to 2,373 m on the divide, with a median of 1,129 m.
With 46% of the block above the 1,200 m bushline and 27% above the 1,500 m alpine line, this is mostly above the bushline country — open tussock, scree, head basins and bluffs broken up by bush on the lower faces. Slopes lean north on the dominant aspect, giving warmer afternoon faces.
The block carries red deer, tahr and chamois. The Landsborough is well-known three-species country — reds at the bush-edge, tahr and chamois on the upper basins and ridges.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 11,605 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 243–2,373 m
- Median elevation
- 1,129 m
- Middle 50%
- 579–1,538 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 46%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 27%
- Dominant aspect
- north-facing
243–2,373 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning north-facing.
What you can hunt here
This is a balloted roar block — the red deer roar peaks from late March into April, and competition for the block is highest then.
Access & getting there
Air access is permitted, including helicopters, which is the standard way into the Landsborough. WARO is also permitted, so commercial helicopters may be working in the same country.
Creswicke Flat Hut sits in the area and is non-bookable, with heating, mattresses, a non-flush toilet and tap water (not treated, boil before use). It gives parties a fixed base in the upper valley.
Huts & campsites
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Balloted Roar block block in the South Westland - Weheka permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
Commercial wild-animal recovery (WARO) operates over this area — expect helicopter activity and pressured game.
This block sits within a DOC air-access zone — fly-in hunting and helicopter drop-offs may be permitted.
A DOC hunting permit is required. Creswicke Flat, Landsborough is a Balloted Roar block — access during the roar is allocated through DOC's South Westland ballot, with successful applicants drawing exclusive use of the block for a defined period. Outside the balloted roar window, check current DOC rules for the permit area.
1080 & pesticide status
- Pesticide (1080 or similar) has been laid in or near this block — check current dog and carcass restrictions before you hunt.
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