Game Hunting Regulations




western side of Islay Street and the production of that line south-
wards for 4170.5 links; and excepting from the said parcel of land
Sections 1 to 5, Block I, Sections 3, 4, and 27, Block XVII, Section 6,
Block XVIII, Sections 3 to 7, 10 to 13, Block XX, Sections 8 to 15,
Block XXI, Town of Kinloch. As the same is more particularly
shown on plan marked L. and S. 23/807 deposited in the Head
Office of the Department of Lands and Survey at Wellington.

No. (4). All that area bounded by a line commencing at the
summit of Paddock Hill, situated in Titiroa Survey District;
and proceeding thence north-easterly along a right line between
Paddock Hill and Trig. Station U, in Block VII, Takitimu Survey
District, to its intersection with the right bank of the Waiau
River; thence north-westerly generally along the said bank to a
point due south of the Manapouri Accommodation House;
thence due north to the said accommodation house; thence along
Accommodation House Road to its junction with the main Mana-
pouri - Te Anau Road; thence northerly generally along the said
road to its junction with State Highway No. 94; thence south-
easterly along State Highway No. 94, to the summit of the range,
being the northern end of the Ramparts; thence north-easterly
along the summit of the range passing through Trig. Station GS
to Trig. Station A, in Block II, Te Anau Survey District; thence
north-easterly generally along the summit of the range between
Fredburn and the Upukerora River to Snowdon; thence northerly
generally along the summit of the Livingstone Mountains,
passing through Mount Richmond, Winton Peak, Countess Peak,
Moffat Peak, and David Peak's, and along the summit of the range
between Lake Fergus and Lake Howden to Key Summit; thence
south-westerly generally along the summit of the range to Mount
Anau; thence southerly along the summit of the range passing
through Skelmorlie Peak and Largs Peak to a point due north of
Mount Eglinton; thence due south by a right line through Mount
Eglinton to the Eglinton River; thence south-westerly generally
along the said river to Lake Te Anau, and along the eastern shore
of that lake to the Waiau River; thence down that river to Lake
Manapouri, and along the eastern shore of that lake to the Waiau
River, and across the Waiau River, to the right bank thereof;
thence along a right line in the direction of the Monowai River
where it flows out of Lake Monowai, to a point due west of Paddock
Hill; thence due east to the summit of Paddock Hill, the place
of commencement.

Excepting all that area, bounded as follows: Commencing at
a point on State Highway No. 94, half a mile north of the bridge
over the main Retford Stream, and proceeding thence south-
westerly generally along State Highway No. 94 to its intersection
with the northern boundary of Section 1, Block III, Eglinton
Survey District, and Blocks IV, IX, and X, Te Anau Survey District;
thence easterly, southerly, and westerly along the northern, eastern,
and southern boundaries of the said Section 1, to the State High-
way No. 94 (the said boundaries being also part of the boundary
of Fiordland National Park); thence southerly along State Highway
No. 94 to Sinclair Road; thence north-easterly generally along Sin-
clair Road to its northern end; thence along a right line to Te Anau
Hill, Trig. D; thence north-westerly along a right line to a hill,
1830 ft, in Block VIII, Te Anau Survey District; thence north-
easterly along a right line to the intersection of the Retford Stream
and the Block boundary between Blocks I and II, Eglinton Survey
District; thence along a right line to the point of commencement.

Add:

No. (4). All that area bounded by a line commencing at the
summit of Paddock Hill, situated in Titiroa Survey District and
proceeding north-easterly along a right line between Paddock
Hill and Trig. Station U in Block VII, Takitimu Survey District
to the intersection with the right bank of the Waiau River; thence
north-westerly generally along the said bank to a point due south
of the Manapouri Accommodation House; thence due north
to the said accommodation house; thence along Accommodation
House Road to its junction with the main Manapouri - Te Anau
Road; thence northerly generally along the middle of that road
to its junction with State Highway No. 94; thence north-easterly
along the middle of that highway to the western boundary of Run
301B; thence generally northerly along the generally western
boundaries of that run to the middle of State Highway No. 94,
and along the middle of that highway to the intersection of the
southern boundary of Section 1, Block IV, Te Anau Survey District;
thence easterly, northerly, and westerly along the southern, east-
ern, and northern boundaries of that section to the intersection
with the middle of State Highway No. 94; thence generally north-
easterly along the middle of that highway to a point half a mile
north of the main Retford Stream; thence south-easterly along
a right line to the intersection of the Retford Stream and the
block boundary between Blocks I and II, Eglinton Survey District;
thence south-westerly in the direction of Hill 1830 in Block VIII,
Te Anau Survey District, to the watershed between Henry Creek
and the Upukerora River; thence generally north-easterly along
that watershed and the summit of the Dunton Range and the
Livingstone Mountains passing through Hill 4834 and 4893, in
Block IX, Snowdon Survey District, Winton Peak, Countess
Peak, Moffat Peak, David Peak's and along the summit of the
range between Lake Fergus and Lake Howden to Key Summit

in Block III, Greenstone Survey District; thence generally south-
sterly along the summit of the ranges to Mount Anau in Clinton
Survey District; thence southerly along the range passing through
Skelmorlie Peak and Largs Peak to a point due north of Mount
Eglinton; thence due south along a right line through Mount
Eglinton to the middle of the Eglinton River; thence generally
south-westerly down the middle of that river and the eastern
shore of Lake Te Anau to the middle of the Waiau River; thence
down the middle of that river and along the eastern shore of Lake
Manapouri to the right bank of the Waiau River; thence along
a right line in the direction of the Monowai River where it flows
out of Lake Monowai to a point due west of Paddock Hill; thence
due east to the summit of Paddock Hill, the point of commence-
ment.

Southland Acclimatisation District

Reference to description: Gazette, No. 39, of 9 July 1959, at
page 903.

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard
duck, pukeko and black swan
Pheasants

Duration of
1969 Season

3 May to 2 June incl.
1 June to 30 June incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 10. Black swan, 8.
Shoveler (or spoonbill) duck, 5. Pukeko, 5.
Mallard duck (female), 10. Cock pheasant, no limit.
Mallard drake, 15. Hen pheasant, no limit.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
and mallard (male and female)
duck, 10 in all, except that
5 extra mallard drakes only
may be taken.

Shooting hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Decoy limit: 25.

Special Conditions

In the Southland Acclimatisation District not more than four
persons shall, at any one time, hunt or kill, or attempt to hunt or
kill, game over the same set of decoys.

Closed Game Areas

Delete:

No. (1). Boyle's C.G.A. Sections 18 and 25–27 and Lots 1 and
2, D.P. 1383, being Sections 19–24, Block III, Town of East Winton.

No. (2). Northern Southland Closed Game Area—All that
land lying between the Southland Acclimatisation Society’s northern
and the following described boundary: Commencing at Te Anau
Hill on the society’s north-western boundary, thence south-easterly
to Mount Prospect; thence south-westerly to Danby Hill; thence
south to Trig. Station G.S. Block II, Mararoa Survey District;
thence north-east to Chimney Hut; thence easterly along the
formed motor road to the Oreti River at a point known as Gib-
raltar Rock; thence north-easterly to Jane Peak on the Society’s
north-eastern boundary.

Add:

No. (1). Lake Thomas, situated in Block VI, Mararoa Survey
District, and a strip of land one chain wide round the margin
of Lake Thomas.

No. (2). All that area in the Southland Acclimatisation District
north of a line commencing at Mount Snowdon, situated in
Block VIII, Snowdon Survey District, on the society’s north-
western boundary and proceeding south-easterly by a right line
to Bald Hill on the boundary of Snowdon and Black Hill Survey
Districts, and thence north-easterly by a right line to Hummock
Peak, situated in Block XV, Mararoa Survey District, on the
Society’s north-eastern boundary.

Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation District

Reference to description: Gazette, No. 54, of 31 August 1967,
at page 1453.

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard
duck, black swan, and Canada goose
California quail and chukor

Duration of
1969 Season

3 May to 2 June incl.
3 May to 31 July incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 10. Black swan, 8.
Shoveler (or spoonbill) duck, 5. California quail, 15.
Mallard duck (female), 10. Canada goose, no limit.
Mallard drake, 15. Chukor, no limit.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill),
and mallard (male and female)
duck, 10 in all, except that 5
extra mallard drakes only
may be taken.

Shooting hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.



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🗺️ Land Parcel Description and Additions to Game Regulations

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land description, sections, town of Kinloch, Department of Lands and Survey

🌾 Description of Land Area for Game Hunting in Southland

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Land description, Paddock Hill, Waiau River, Manapouri, Te Anau, Fiordland National Park

🌾 Southland Acclimatisation District Game Season and Bag Limits

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Game hunting, Southland Acclimatisation District, duck, pheasant, black swan, shooting hours, decoy limit

🌾 Southland Acclimatisation District Closed Game Areas

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Closed game areas, East Winton, Te Anau Hill, Mount Prospect, Chimney Hut, Oreti River

🌾 Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation District Game Season and Bag Limits

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Game hunting, Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation District, duck, black swan, Canada goose, quail, chukor, shooting hours