Kopuwai
Kopuwai is a 21,200-hectare block in Southland, falling under the Central Otago and The Remarkables permit area.
Elevations run from about 755 m up to 1,748 m, with a median of 1,404 m. About 87% of the block sits above the 1,200 m bushline. Slopes lean predominantly east-facing, so much of the country is open tops with some bush at the lower edges.
Game on the permit includes red deer, chamois and wild goat.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 73,303 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 755–1,748 m
- Median elevation
- 1,404 m
- Middle 50%
- 1,294–1,524 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 87%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 30%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
755–1,748 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Recorded DOC shelters in the block include Old Woman Hut, Boundary Hut, Junction Hut and others, giving hunters more than one option for basing up.
Air access is open, giving hunters the option of flying in onto a likely face rather than working in on foot. The block is also flagged for wild animal recovery operations (WARO), so other parties may be working the country from helicopters — check current activity before heading in.
Huts & campsites
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from stream, Water supply
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a RHA block in the Central Otago and The Remarkables 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. This is a Recreational Hunting Area, with hunting permitted to anyone holding a current permit for the area.
1080 & pesticide status
No current, planned or proposed pesticide operations intersect this block in our data. Always confirm with DOC before taking a dog in.
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