Manawatu/Whanganui
Introduction
Find businesses that are DOC-approved to provide activities and services in conservation areas in the Manawatu/Whanganui region.
This page lists businesses that have DOC's approval to operate in the areas it manages and can display the DOC Approved label.
What the DOC Approved label means to visitors
How to get DOC's approval for your business
For more information, email docapproved@doc.govt.nz
List these providers by service:
Transport
Dempsey Buses
Transport services for Tongariro and Whanganui National Parks from a base in Raetihi.
Places: Tongariro National Park; Whanganui National Park
Services: Transport
Helicopter Services (BOP)
Helicopter transport in the Kaimanawa, Kaweka, Pureora and Ruahine Forest Parks.
Places: Kaimanawa Forest Park; Kaweka Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park
Services: Transport
Helisika
Helicopter transport in Waioeka, Whirinaki, Kaimanawa, Pureroa, Kaweka and Ruahine Forest Parks.
Places: Kaimanawa Forest Park; Kaweka Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park; Waioeka Conservation Area; Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Transport
Canoe Safaris
Guided canoeing/kayaking and rafting on the Whanganui River, Whanganui National Park and Mangapurua Valley Scenic Reserve, the Rangitikei River and on the Mohaka River, Kaweka Forest Park.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Kaweka Forest Park; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Rafting
Services: Transport; Equipment rental; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Tararua Heliwork Limited
Helicopter landings Tararua and Ruahine Ranges - for dropping off and picking up hunting parties in the Tararua Range and for dropping off and picking up recreational parties in the Ruahine Range.
Website: www.tararuaheliwork.co.nz
Email: pilot@tararuaheliwork.co.nz
Phone: +64 6 376 8000
Places: Ruahine Forest Park; Tararua Forest Park
Services: Transport
Helicopters Hawkes Bay
Scenic flights and transport in Kaweka, Ruahine and Kaimanawa Forest Parks.
www.helicoptershawkesbay.co.nz
Places: Kaimanawa Forest Park; Kaweka Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park
Services: Transport
Hill Country Helicopters
Helicopter transport, charters and tours in Kaimanawa, Kaweka and Ruahine Forest Park and Whanganui National Park.
hillcountry.helicopters@xtra.co.nz
Places: Kaimanawa Forest Park; Kaweka Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park; Whanganui National Park
Services: Transport
Bridge to Nowhere Lodge
Biking and cycling tours , Whanganui National Park and Mangapurua and Kaiwhakauka Tracks.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Mountain biking
Services: Transport; Equipment rental; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Tarata Helicopters
Helicopter landings in the Whanganui National Park and Hutiwai Conservation Area.
Places: Whanganui National Park
Services: Transport
Whanganui River Adventures
Guided jet boating, canoeing and transport for the Whanganui River and Bridge to Nowhere.
https://www.whanganuiriveradventures.co.nz/
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Mountain biking
Services: Transport; Equipment rental; Guided activities and tours
Bus and Coach Association New Zealand
Charter bus services to carparks at conservation areas around New Zealand.
https://www.busandcoach.co.nz/
Services: Transport
Bridge to Nowhere
Day hiking and jet boat tours in Whanganui National Park.
Phone: +64 6 385 4622
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Mangapurua/Kaiwhakauka Track; Matemateāonga Track; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Boating; Camping; Walking and tramping
Services: Transport; Guided activities and tours
Rangitikei Helicopters
Helicopter transport in Ruahine Forest Park.
Places: Craigieburn Forest Park; Hakatere Conservation Park; Rangitata and Rakaia Rivers area; Ruahine Forest Park
Services: Transport
Precision Helicopters Limited
Commercial helicopter landings for tourists or hunters in the Waikato King Country, Taranaki and Whanganui and tahr hunters on the West Coast.
Places: Pirongia Forest Park; Pureora Forest Park; Waitōtara Conservation Area; Whanganui National Park; Whareorino Conservation Area
Activities: Hunting
Services: Transport
Adrift Guided Outdoors Adventures
Guided one to multi-day recreational activities (walking, kayaking, canoeing, biking/cycling) in Tongariro and Whanganui National Parks, and central North Island rail trails.
Places: Kaimanawa Forest Park; Ohakune Old Coach Road; Tongariro Alpine Crossing; Tongariro National Park; Tongariro Northern Circuit; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Mountain biking; Skiing and ski touring
Services: Transport; Guided activities and tours
Property Prospects
Helicopter transport in Waipunga Forest, Whirinaki, Pureroa and Ruahine Forest Parks.
Places: Pureora Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park; Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Services: Transport
Wanganui Aero Work
Helicopter transport in Kaimanawa, Kaweka and Ruahine Forest Parks.
Places: Kaimanawa Forest Park; Kaweka Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park
Services: Transport
Equipment rental
Yeti Tours
Guided canoeing and kayaking on the Whanganui River.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Equipment rental; Guided activities and tours
Bridge to Nowhere Lodge
Biking and cycling tours , Whanganui National Park and Mangapurua and Kaiwhakauka Tracks.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Mountain biking
Services: Transport; Equipment rental; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Canoe Safaris
Guided canoeing/kayaking and rafting on the Whanganui River, Whanganui National Park and Mangapurua Valley Scenic Reserve, the Rangitikei River and on the Mohaka River, Kaweka Forest Park.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Kaweka Forest Park; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Rafting
Services: Transport; Equipment rental; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Whanganui River Adventures
Guided jet boating, canoeing and transport for the Whanganui River and Bridge to Nowhere.
https://www.whanganuiriveradventures.co.nz/
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Mountain biking
Services: Transport; Equipment rental; Guided activities and tours
Whanganui Scenic Experience Jet
Guided jet boating and canoeing on the Whanganui River and to the Bridge to Nowhere.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Equipment rental; Guided activities and tours
Accommodation
Canoe Safaris
Guided canoeing/kayaking and rafting on the Whanganui River, Whanganui National Park and Mangapurua Valley Scenic Reserve, the Rangitikei River and on the Mohaka River, Kaweka Forest Park.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Kaweka Forest Park; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Rafting
Services: Transport; Equipment rental; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Tarata Fishaway
Accommodation and fishing near Makino Scenic Reserve at the Rangiteiki River.
Activities: Fishing
Services: Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Bridge to Nowhere Lodge
Biking and cycling tours , Whanganui National Park and Mangapurua and Kaiwhakauka Tracks.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Mountain biking
Services: Transport; Equipment rental; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Guided activities and tours
Owhango Adventures
Guided tours on the Whanganui River as well as a range of canoe and kayak hire options.
Places: Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Blazing Paddles Limited
Guided Tour on Whanganui River, Whanganui National park with a Jet Boat and canoes all year round with max number of 10 people per trip, 5 trips a week
Places: Ohinepane Recreation Reserve; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Camping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Whanganui River Adventures
Guided jet boating, canoeing and transport for the Whanganui River and Bridge to Nowhere.
https://www.whanganuiriveradventures.co.nz/
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Mountain biking
Services: Transport; Equipment rental; Guided activities and tours
Adrift Guided Outdoors Adventures
Guided one to multi-day recreational activities (walking, kayaking, canoeing, biking/cycling) in Tongariro and Whanganui National Parks, and central North Island rail trails.
Places: Kaimanawa Forest Park; Ohakune Old Coach Road; Tongariro Alpine Crossing; Tongariro National Park; Tongariro Northern Circuit; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Mountain biking; Skiing and ski touring
Services: Transport; Guided activities and tours
Bridge to Nowhere Lodge
Biking and cycling tours , Whanganui National Park and Mangapurua and Kaiwhakauka Tracks.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Mountain biking
Services: Transport; Equipment rental; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
New Zealand Professional Fishing Guides Association
Guided fishing trips throughout New Zealand run by member operators.
Activities: Fishing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Canoe Safaris
Guided canoeing/kayaking and rafting on the Whanganui River, Whanganui National Park and Mangapurua Valley Scenic Reserve, the Rangitikei River and on the Mohaka River, Kaweka Forest Park.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Kaweka Forest Park; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing; Rafting
Services: Transport; Equipment rental; Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Hiking New Zealand
Guided multi-activity adventure tours in the South and North Island.
Places: Angelus Hut tracks and routes; Arohaki Lagoon Track; Ben Lomond Track; Cascade Saddle Route; Donnelly Flat Loop Walk; Earnslaw Burn Track; Egmont National Park; Fiordland National Park; Gentle Annie Track; Gertrude Saddle Route; Gillespie Pass Circuit; Kaimanawa Forest Park; Kaweka Forest Park; Kepler Track: Carpark to Luxmore Hut; Lake Marian Track; Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve; Lake Waikareiti Walk; Lake Waikaremoana Track; Makahu Road tramping tracks; Mid Pohangina Hut Track; Mount Aspiring National Park; Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit; Nelson Lakes National Park; North Egmont day tramps; Ōkere Falls Scenic Reserve; Okere Falls Track; Queenstown area; Rees-Dart Track; Rob Roy Track; Round the Mountain Track; Routeburn Track: Key Summit Track; Routeburn Track: Lake Howden Track; Ruahine Forest Park; Ruapani Circuit Track; Sunrise Track; Tararua Forest Park; Tararua Southern Crossing; Tarawera Outlet to Falls Track; Tarawera Outlet to Humphries Bay; Tautuku walks; Tawhai Falls Track; Tongariro National Park; Whakapapaiti Valley Track; Whirinaki Track
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Got To Get Out
A socially good adventure group that hosts hikes and mountain biking for adults. They take school or community groups into nature, arrange team building events for corporate groups, and provide bus transport, bikes and guided tours.
Places: Akaroa Head Scenic Reserve walk; Alice Nash Memorial Heritage Lodge Track; Angelus Hut via Speargrass Track and Speargrass Creek Route; Arawata Bridle Track; Arohaki Lagoon Track; Around the Mountain Circuit; Arrowtown Chinese Settlement; Awaroa/Godley Head Loop Track; Beehive Creek Walkway; Bell Track; Ben Lomond Track; Big Bend Track; Billygoat Circuit; Black Hill Hut tracks; Blue Pools Track; Bob’s Cove Bridle Track; Boyd, Oamaru and Cascade Hut tracks; Bream Head Scenic Reserve; Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Butterfields Wetland Walk; Canaan Downs mountain bike tracks; Christchurch to Little River Rail Trail; Cookson Kauri Walk; Crown Track to Dickey's Flat; Daly's Clearing Loop Track; Deans Bank Track; Donnelly Flat Loop Walk; Farewell Spit and Pūponga Farm Park tracks; Field Hut and Table Top; Five Mile Loop Track; Flora Hut and Mount Arthur Hut tracks; Gentle Annie Track; Glenroy Water Race Track; Goldie Bush Walkway ; Grahams Bush Walkway; H Tree Track; Haast Pass Lookout Track; Hakarimata Rail Trail; Hakarimata Summit Track; Harwoods Hole Track; Hawksbury lagoon and beach walk; Hay Scenic Reserve walk; Holdsworth - Kaitoke Track; Holdsworth road end to Powell Hut/Mount Holdsworth; Hotoritori mountain bike trails; Huka Falls Lookout Walk; Kaiaraara Track to Mt Hobson (Hirakimata); Kaitoke Hot Springs Track; Kakahu Bush tracks; Kakepuku Track; Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk); Kauri Dam Walk; Kauri Loop Track; Lake Clearwater tracks; Lake Dispute to Moke Lake Track; Lake Dispute Track; Lake Emily tracks; Lake Emma to Lake Camp Track; Lake Hayes Walkway; Lake Rotoroa walking tracks; Leitch's Track; Little Manganuku Track ; Long Beach (South) Walking Track; Main Ridge Track; Major Hornbrook Track; Manawatu Gorge Loop Track; Mangamate Loop Track; Mangaone Walkway; Mangapurua/Kaiwhakauka Track; Maratoto - Golden Cross Track; Middle Ridge Track; Minaret Burn Track; Moerangi Track; Moke Lake Loop Track; Mokoroa Falls Track; Mokoroa Stream Track ; Motutara Recreation Reserve Walk; Mount Arthur Summit Route; Mount Iron Track; Mount Pureora from Link Road; Mount Somers Track; Mt Crichton Loop Track; Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit; Newcastle Track; Nga Taonga Nature Walk; Nīkau Palm Gully Scenic Reserve walk; Okahukura Loop; Ōkura Bush Walkway; Orari Gorge Track; Orokonui lagoon walk; Ōrongorongo Track; Otago Central Rail Trail; Ōtepatotu Scenic Reserve walk; Outram Glen to Lee Stream Walk; Parata Tramping Track; Peach Cove Track; Pirau Ridge Track; Port FitzRoy: Old Lady Track; Port FitzRoy: Warren's and Bridle Tracks; Potts River tracks; Pukatea Ridge Track; Puketī and Omahuta Forests; Puketī Nature Trail; Pupu Hydro Walkway; Rangituhi/Colonial Knob Walk; Rangiwahia Hut Track; Remutaka Rail Trail; Rimu Walk; Rocky Lookout; Rokaiwhana Stream Walk; Roys Peak Track; Ruapane Lookout; Ryde Falls tracks; Sanctuary Track; Sandfly Bay Track; Sandymount Track; Select Loop Road; Seven Mile Track/Wilson Bay Track; Smugglers Bay Loop Track; Speargrass Track; Stony Batter Historic Reserve walks; Sunrise Track; Sylvester Hut Track; Taieri River Track; Tangihua Forest; Tangihua Forest Nature Walk; Tauranga Loop Track; Te Ara Pātaka/Summit Walkway; Te Henga Walkway; Te Iringa Track; Te Puia Hut Track and Mangatainoka Hot Springs; Te Waiti Hut Walk; Te Whara Track; Teetotal mountain bike tracks; The Timber Trail: Pureora - Ongarue; Tutakakahikura Scenic Reserve Track; Tweedies Gully Walk ; Twelve Mile Delta to Bob’s Cove Track; Upper Clutha River Track; Urchin and Umukarikari tracks; Waiatiu Falls Track; Waiau Falls and Kauri Grove Lookout Walk; Waihāhā Hut Track; Waihora Lagoon Walk; Waiomu Kauri Grove Walk; Waipapa Loop Track; Waipapa River Track; Waitomo Walkway; West Matukituki Track; Whakapono and Tumanako tracks; Whangaparapara: Old Mill Track; Wharauroa and Mahaukura Lookouts; Wharekirauponga Track; Whirinaki Forest Mountain Bike Track; Whirinaki Track; Whirinaki Waterfall Loop Track; Whisky Falls; White Pine Bush Track; Windy Canyon and Palmer's Track to Mt Hobson (Hirakimata); Woodside Glen Walk; Yeoman's Track
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Green Jersey Explorer Tours
Guided cycling tours on tracks in Tararua Forest Park, Aorangi Forest Park, and Rimutaka Forest Park and viewing of New Zealand fur seal from the land at Cape Palliser, Turakirae Scientific Reserve, Redrocks (Te Kopahou Reserve and Cape Foulwind.
Places: Aorangi Crossing; Aorangi Forest Park; Big Bend Track; Carter Scenic Reserve; Cattle Ridge Track; Donnelly Flat Loop Walk; Gentle Annie Track; Holdsworth - Kaitoke Track; Kiriwhakapapa Loop; Mt Holdsworth - Jumbo Circuit; Mt Matthews; Ōrongorongo Track; Pinnacles Ridge Track; Remutaka Forest Park; Tararua Forest Park; Turakirae Head Scientific Reserve; Westport area; Whakanui Track
Activities: Bird and wildlife watching; Mountain biking; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Social Nature Movement Ltd: Concessionaires
Guiding on selected tracks in both the North and South islands.
Social Nature Movement website.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Coromandel Forest Park; Craigieburn Forest Park; Egmont National Park; Fiordland National Park; Great Barrier Island/Aotea; Hihitahi Forest Sanctuary; Kahurangi National Park; Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park; Karangahake Gorge; Kaweka Forest Park; Lake Sumner Forest Park; Manawatu Gorge Scenic Reserve; Mount Aspiring National Park; Mount Richmond Forest Park; Muriwai and Te Henga area; Nelson Lakes National Park; Ōkura Bush Scenic Reserve; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pureora Forest Park; Rakiura National Park; Remutaka Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park; Ruataniwha Conservation Park; Tangihua Forest; Tararua Forest Park; Waima & Mataraua Forests; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours; Outdoor education and instruction
Remote Adventures
Guided hunting and jet boating in the Waitotara Conservation Area.
Activities: Hunting
Services: Guided activities and tours
Whanganui Scenic Experience Jet
Guided jet boating and canoeing on the Whanganui River and to the Bridge to Nowhere.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Equipment rental; Guided activities and tours
Outdoors Mangaweka
Guided activities in the Ruahine Forest Park, Mangaweka Scenic Reserve and the Haweanga Road Conservation Area.
Places: Ruahine Forest Park
Activities: Camping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Bridge to Nowhere
Day hiking and jet boat tours in Whanganui National Park.
Phone: +64 6 385 4622
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Mangapurua/Kaiwhakauka Track; Matemateāonga Track; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Boating; Camping; Walking and tramping
Services: Transport; Guided activities and tours
Yeti Tours
Guided canoeing and kayaking on the Whanganui River.
Places: Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Equipment rental; Guided activities and tours
Tarata Fishaway
Accommodation and fishing near Makino Scenic Reserve at the Rangiteiki River.
Activities: Fishing
Services: Accommodation; Guided activities and tours
Unique Whanganui River Experience
Guided canoe trips on the Whanganui River.
www.uniquewhanganuiriver.co.nz/
Places: Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Kayaking and canoeing
Services: Guided activities and tours
Forgotten World Jet Boat Tours L
Guided walking as part of a Whanganui Journey jet boat operation.
www.forgottenworldadventures.co.nz
Places: Ohinepane Recreation Reserve; Whanganui Journey; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Boating
Services: Guided activities and tours
Haka Tours Limited
Guided mountain bike tours at various North and South Island locations more specifically Turangi, Tongariro, Whanganui, North Canterbury, Mahaanui, Twizel, Central Otago, Wakatipu.
Places: 42 Traverse; Aratiatia Rapids Lookout Walk; Bridge to Nowhere Walk; Craigieburn Forest Park; Craigieburn Forest Park mountain biking tracks; Deans Bank Track; Heaphy Track; Huka Falls Lookout Walk; Kawakawa Bay tracks; Lake Dispute to Moke Lake Track; Lake Dispute Track; Lake Tekapo area; Moke Lake Loop Track; Ohakune Old Coach Road; Queenstown area; Richmond Trail; Seven Mile Track/Wilson Bay Track; Taupō area; The Old Ghost Road; Tongariro Forest Conservation Area; Tongariro National Park; Upper Clutha River Track; Waihāhā and Waihora tracks; Wānaka area; Whakaipo Bay tracks; Whanganui National Park
Activities: Mountain biking; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Afoot Limited
Guided day and overnight walks.
Places: Boundary Stream area; Elsthorpe and Mohi Bush Scenic Reserves; Kaimanawa Forest Park; Kaweka Forest Park; Mohi Bush Scenic Reserve walks; Ruahine Forest Park; Tangoio Falls Scenic Reserve tracks; Tararua Forest Park; Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park; White Pine Bush Scenic Reserve walks
Activities: Camping; Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours
Outdoor education and instruction
Social Nature Movement Ltd: Concessionaires
Guiding on selected tracks in both the North and South islands.
Social Nature Movement website.
Places: Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park; Arthur's Pass National Park; Coromandel Forest Park; Craigieburn Forest Park; Egmont National Park; Fiordland National Park; Great Barrier Island/Aotea; Hihitahi Forest Sanctuary; Kahurangi National Park; Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park; Karangahake Gorge; Kaweka Forest Park; Lake Sumner Forest Park; Manawatu Gorge Scenic Reserve; Mount Aspiring National Park; Mount Richmond Forest Park; Muriwai and Te Henga area; Nelson Lakes National Park; Ōkura Bush Scenic Reserve; Peel Forest Park Scenic Reserve; Pureora Forest Park; Rakiura National Park; Remutaka Forest Park; Ruahine Forest Park; Ruataniwha Conservation Park; Tangihua Forest; Tararua Forest Park; Waima & Mataraua Forests; Westland Tai Poutini National Park
Activities: Walking and tramping
Services: Guided activities and tours; Outdoor education and instruction