Kapiti Heliworx

Kapiti Heliworx is a helicopter operator based at Kapiti Coast Airport in Paraparaumu, on the Kapiti Coast north of Wellington, New Zealand. It offers scenic flights, private charters, lodge lunches and stays, hunting and tramping access, and commercial work anywhere in the lower North Island and upper South Island.

Scenic flights

• Coastal flight and Mt Wainui, a 12 minute flight for up to six people
• Kapiti Island and Mt Wainui, 18 minutes
• Transmission Gully and Paekākāriki, 24 minutes
• Mt Hector in the Tararua Ranges, 24 minutes, with a landing at Hut Mound if weather allows
• Park Valley Glacier and Hut Mound, 30 minutes
• Options for groups of up to nine are available on request

Charters and packages

The company runs lodge lunches and stays, picnics for two, a Manawatu Tararua highway flight, a Kapiti Island and Tuatara brewery tasting combination, Marlborough Sounds lodge stays, winery and golf tours, micro weddings and proposal flights. It also offers guided hunting and tramping trips.

Commercial services

• Under-sling loads such as pools, spas and air conditioning units, with repetitive loads up to 1,000 kg
• Concrete and gravel lifting, building supplies for remote builds and power pole installation
• A 1.8 tonne engineered excavator that is flown in two sections and assembled on site for remote builds
• Native plant lifting for restoration and erosion work
• Water sluicing, fire fighting and rescue support
• Wire stringing and line access
• Frost protection for vineyards, from Blenheim to Hawke's Bay, charged on flown time only
• Filming and aerial photography