Permits and licences
Introduction
Find out about the permits and licences you'll need to go hunting. If you're hunting in an 'open hunting area', you can apply for a permit online.To hunt on any land in New Zealand requires the permission of the landowner. On public conservation land, this permission is obtained by getting a hunting permit from DOC.
Bow and cross bow hunting
Read the criteria for hunting with bows and crossbows on public conservation lands.