Upper Greenstone RHA
Upper Greenstone RHA is a 4,215 ha Roar block in the Greenstone-Caples country, west of Lake Wakatipu. Elevations climb from 559 m on the valley floor to 2,074 m on the tops, with a median of 1,157 m. Forty-six per cent of the country sits above the 1,200 m bushline and 16% in true alpine ground.
This is a mix of bush and tops, with beech in the valley running up to open faces and rocky basins above the bushline. The block leans north-east, so the morning sun catches the country well and the warmer sidles fire up early — useful for first-light glassing.
Game on the permit is red deer, fallow deer and chamois. The species mix in a single drainage is a useful feature of the Greenstone-Caples permit network.
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Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 14,348 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 559–2,074 m
- Median elevation
- 1,157 m
- Middle 50%
- 856–1,411 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 46%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 16%
- Dominant aspect
- north-east-facing
559–2,074 m, mostly above the bushline, leaning north-east-facing.
What you can hunt here
This is a roar — the red deer roar peaks from late March into April, and competition for the block is highest then.
Access & getting there
Helicopter access is permitted on Upper Greenstone, and Wild Animal Recovery Operations (WARO) are also permitted — commercial operators may be working the block.
There are no DOC huts or campsites recorded inside the block — parties will be fly-camping or working off a base outside the boundary.
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Roar block in the Not available fron Online Permit permit area, with a hunting status of Restricted.
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 Upper Greenstone is an RHA classed as a Roar block with a Restricted hunt status. Roar conditions apply — the block is managed for the late-March to April rut with access controls on hunter numbers — confirm the current ballot or roar allocation 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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