National WARO concession permits
This new wild animal recovery operations (WARO) concession permit is a result of extensive consultation with user groups, existing permit holders, and other interested parties.
The new permit
The national WARO permits on offer cover:
North Island schedule: deer, pig & goat carcass recovery plus live capture of deer, pig and goat.
North Island WARO concession permit (PDF, 300K)
And/or
South Island schedule: deer, pig, wallaby, chamois and goat carcass recovery and live capture of deer only.
South Island WARO concession permit (PDF, 407K)
Note: the New Zealand Food Safety Authority may require that the wording of these permits be changed slightly.
How to apply
Fill out the application form available to download here as a PDF file.
Application form (PDF, 126K)
Post, with the accompanying documents as outlined in the form, to:
Maps
Map one - Upper North Island (PDF, 684K)
Map two - Lower North Island (PDF, 757K)
Map three - Upper South Island (PDF, 708K)
Map four - Lower South Island (PDF, 700K)
More information
Some of these documents may be of use to you while considering your application for the National WARO permit.
Roar and Christmas closure periods (PDF, 102K)
This document outlines the closure periods during the Roar and Christmas peak times for recreation hunting, and the stakeholder feedback around these dates.
WARO permit justifications (PDF, 222K)
This report explains what conservation land is available under this permit, which areas are closed to WARO, and why.
WARO determination report (PDF, 107K)
This report explains the background and reasoning behind the final version of the national WARO permit and the process gone through to get to this point.
WARO framework (PDF, 22K)
This document explains the structure of the new WARO framework
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