North Opuha
North Opuha is a 1,805 hectare Canterbury block in the Te Kahui Kaupeka country, covering a mix of bush and tops. Elevations run from 745 m up to 1,994 m, with a median elevation of 1,053 m. 34% of the block sits above the bushline and 16% is true alpine country above 1,500 m, so this is a genuine mix of bush and tops with real scope to work either zone.
Slopes lean south, with strong south-east, south-west and west aspects. With most of the block on shaded faces, feed and cover hold well through the day, which makes for productive glassing conditions on the open tops and reliable stalking through the bush faces.
The permit covers red deer, fallow deer, tahr, chamois and wallaby — a strong species mix for a compact block, including the South Canterbury wallaby presence.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 5,938 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 745–1,994 m
- Median elevation
- 1,053 m
- Middle 50%
- 872–1,327 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 34%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 16%
- Dominant aspect
- south-facing
745–1,994 m, a mix of bush and tops, leaning south-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Spurs Hut sits inside the Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park boundary on the block and provides heating, mattresses, non-flush toilets and stream water. The hut is not bookable, so it is first-in, first-served. It gives a workable base for hunters wanting to operate from a fixed point and push out onto the surrounding faces day by day.
The block is open to air access but is not flagged for WARO. With a foot-accessible hut and a wide range of country in a relatively small footprint, this block suits hunters wanting a focused multi-day trip without a long fly-in commitment.
Huts & campsites
Heating, 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 Ordinary block in the Canterbury permit area, with a hunting status of Permitted.
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 for North Opuha. The block sits under the Canterbury permit area as an Ordinary block with hunting permitted year-round, so no ballot or seasonal restriction applies.
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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