Thread: Crossing private land in Kaimanawa and Kaweka

Wondering if anyone has done a North South traverse in the Kaimanawa and did you go across private land? Do you just prearrange permission or is there a cost? If travelling with rifles is there more of an issue?

Interested in both a Kaweka to Kaimanawa traverse and a North South traverse in Kaimanawa

Any info would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks

Used to wander around there many moons ago, at the time travelled thru a few private blocks run by Air Charter Taupo, never had a problem gaining walk thru access, think it would be a different ball game today with Heli-Sika controlling the private blocks.

I think you can get a permit from helisika. Someone on FB just got one to go through the North Arm block, from cascade to Boyd. Not sure if there was a cost.

Thank you for the responses, I'll reach out to HeliSika and see what they say

One piece of advise, spring, summer the time to wander around there, not winter.

Second that. Its wintertime in the bottom of some of those valleys till late November!!!