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Wānaka roar blocks

Applications close Sat 31 Oct. Run by Department of Conservation. Every detail below is quoted from their own page and checked against it every day.

Wānaka roar blocks

Red deer · Wānaka area, Otago · run by Department of Conservation

Applications close Sat 31 Oct
Applications
Close Sat 31 Oct 2026
Results
By the end of November 2026
Hunting
Sun 21 Mar 2027 – Sat 17 Apr 2027
Four seven-day periods
Size
50 blocks
Fee
None for 2027
  • A predator-control operation is planned for March to June 2027 and may affect several roar blocks in Mt Aspiring National Park — check the 1080 map before you apply.
How to apply: DOC Add to calendar
Exactly as DOC publishes it
  • Applications close Saturday 31 October 2026.
  • by the end of November 2026
  • Sunday 21 March to Saturday 17 April
  • 50 blocks available for allocation each roar
  • There is no fee for the 2027 roar ballot.
  • A predator control operation is also planned for March to June 2027.

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