Rock Burn
Rock Burn is a 12,913 ha RHA in Mount Aspiring National Park east of the divide. Elevations run from 378 m on the valley floor to 2,278 m on the tops, with a median of 1,216 m. Fifty-one per cent of the country sits above the 1,200 m bushline and 28% in true alpine ground.
This is a mix of bush and tops with significant alpine ground — beech and matagouri in the lower drainages running up to broad open faces and basins above the bushline. The block leans east, so the morning sun catches it cleanly and the warm sidles fire up early.
Game on the permit is red deer, white-tail, chamois and wild goat. White-tail in this drainage are a real drawcard — they're not common east of the divide — and the alpine chamois country tops out the species mix.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 43,508 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 378–2,278 m
- Median elevation
- 1,216 m
- Middle 50%
- 872–1,542 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 51%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 28%
- Dominant aspect
- east-facing
378–2,278 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning east-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
Helicopter access is permitted on Rock Burn, and Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) are also permitted, so commercial operators may be working the open faces.
There are no DOC huts or campsites recorded inside the block — parties will be fly-camping or working off bases outside the boundary.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a RHA block in the Mount Aspiring National Park east of divide 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, and Rock Burn is an RHA with a Permitted hunt status in Mount Aspiring National Park east of divide. RHA conditions apply, so check current access rules and any party-size limits with DOC before planning a trip.
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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