Southern Lakes Helicopters

Southern Lakes Helicopters is a 45-year-old Fiordland helicopter operator based on Lakefront Drive in Te Anau, with a second base at Aoraki/Mt Cook Airport. The bulk of the business is scenic flights, private charter, commercial work and fire/medical response; hunting fits inside the private-charter side as helicopter hunting and fishing transport.

For hunters the product is fly-in transport into the rugged Fiordland and Aoraki ranges - drop-offs into wapiti, red deer and chamois country, with pickups and resupplies coordinated by the operator. The site does not detail a guided hunting product, fixed hunting packages or trip pricing; hunters typically book the heli time and arrange their own guide (or self-guide) and camp gear.

No published hunting rates appear on the site - charter pricing is by the hour and quoted per trip. The Te Anau base address is published.