Authorities told local media that the helicopter went down on Saturday on Fox Glacier, a popular tourist destination on South Island, the larger of the two major islands that make up New Zealand.
Six of the passengers were reported to be tourists are all confirmed dead along with the pilot, according to police statement.
Rescue teams located the wreckage of the helicopter inside a crevasse on Fox Glacier, but were unable to reach it because of the difficult terrain, police said.
Police said they were attempting to notify relatives before releasing the identities or nationalities of the victims. They said they would make another attempt to recover the bodies later.
A rescuer had been winched down to investigate the crash site halfway up the glacier, where he confirmed that there were no survivors.
The downed helicopter was owned by Alpine Adventures, a company that runs helicopter scenery tours.
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