Kiwi Hunt
NZ hunting rules, legal light, wind and DOC hunting areas, in your pocket.
Free, with a one-off purchase to remove the ads. No account, no sign-up, no subscription. iPhone (iOS 17 or later), New Zealand App Store. No Android version yet.
What it does
Plain English, taken from official DOC and Fish & Game sources.
- Today
Legal shooting light for where you are: half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset (the DOC permit condition), worked out on the phone.
Wind for the next 12 hours: speed, gusts and direction.
Sunrise, sunset and moon phase.
A short plain-English summary of the conditions.
Which DOC hunting area you are in.
- Map
DOC recreational hunting permit areas across New Zealand.
Tap an area to see its conditions (dogs, dates, access) and get a permit.
Saved for offline use.
- Field
Works with no phone signal.
Where am I: your NZTM grid reference (the numbers on Topo50 maps that Search and Rescue use), height, and the DOC area you are in.
Share your location and Call 111 buttons.
Mark a spot, such as where an animal went down, your camp or the truck, and follow a compass arrow back to it with distance and bearing.
Trip intentions: write where you are going and when to raise the alarm, then send it to someone you trust.
Export marked spots as a GPX file for other mapping apps.
- Rules
DOC standard permit conditions in plain English.
Herds of Special Interest.
Game bird seasons by Fish & Game region.
Links to the official sources for firearms and permits.
Rules can be updated without an app update, so they stay current.
- Log
A private hunt log with photos, species and number taken.
Syncs through your own iCloud. Export to a spreadsheet.
Built for the bush
The map, the rules and the field tools work offline, so they still work where your phone has no signal.
Your log stays on your phone and in your own iCloud. We do not run a server that collects it.
Screenshots and the App Store link will be here when the app is released.
Kiwi Hunt is a guide only. Check the official rules and hold the right permits before you hunt; the app does not replace a permit or official advice. Kiwi Hunt is independent and is not endorsed by the Department of Conservation or Fish & Game. Contains data sourced from the Department of Conservation, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Wind from Apple Weather.