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.
Hunting permit conditions
Know the conditions you must adhere to when hunting on public conservation land.
Bow and cross bow hunting
Read the criteria for hunting with bows and crossbows on public conservation lands.