✨ Game Hunting Regulations
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Special Conditions
- No hut, mudhole, stand, hide, shelter, maimai, boat, louvre,
or cylinder or other contrivance shall be used for the hunting or
killing of game in any part of Lake Ellesmere in which the water
is of a greater depth than 60 cm, excepting such areas as may be
decided upon by the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society.
Provided that nothing in these special conditions shall prevent
any person using any vessel for the purpose of retrieving game that
has been killed or wounded.
- A licence issued, pursuant to this notification to hunt or kill
game, shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill game on that
portion of the bank and bed of the Rakaia River which lies within
the Ashburton Acclimatisation District, and on that portion of the
bank and bed of the Conway River which lies within the Marl-
borough Acclimatisation District, during the period and subject,
mutatis mutandis, to the conditions prescribed in this notification
fixing an open season for game in those districts respectively.
Otago Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 50, of 26 July 1945, at
page 945.
Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck
Paradise duck (shooting of paradise
duck(s) is prohibited in the area
south-west of the Clutha River from
the Cromwell Gorge to the Beaumont
Bridge and also the areas east and
south of the Lammerlaw Range,
Rock and Pillar Range, and a direct
line from Hyde to Morrisons)
Pukeko (except in the counties of
Maniototo, Waihemo, and Wai-
kouaiti)
California quail
Pheasants
Chukor
Duration of
1975–76 Season
3 May to 2 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 2 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 2 June 1975
incl.
31 May to 27 July 1975
incl.
31 May to 27 July 1975
incl.
31 May to 24 August
1975 incl.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15..
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), paradise,
and mallard duck, 15 in all.
Shooting hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for California quail, pheasants,
and chukor; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for duck and pukeko.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Special Conditions
No person shall use, or cause to be used, on any water within the
district for the hunting or killing of game any fixed stand, pontoon,
hide, maimai, or loo, except within the distance of 10 metres, from
the margin of such water in non-tidal waters, or from low-water
mark in tidal waters or, where raupo abounds, 10 metres from the
outside edge of such raupo.
Rotorua Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 99, of 30 November 1972,
at page 2690.
Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck
Paradise duck, except that no paradise
duck may be hunted or killed in the
counties of Rotorua and Whakatane
Pukeko
Black swan, except that no black swan
may be hunted or killed in that
portion of the district lying east of
the Huiarau and Raukumara
ranges
California and brown quail and cock
pheasant
Duration of
1975–76 Season
3 May to 2 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 2 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 2 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 2 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 27 July 1975
incl.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard,
and paradise duck, 15 in all.
Shooting hours: 6.15 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Special Conditions
Persons holding valid game shooting licences for the Waimarino
Acclimatisation District may, without taking out a further game
licence, shoot in the following areas that lie within the Rotorua
Acclimatisation District:
(a) On the waters or from the banks of those portions of the
Wanganui River and its tributaries;
(b) On the Otamangakau Lake and its watershed including the
Wairehu Canal upstream of the fish screens.
South Canterbury Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 17, of 12 March 1925,
at page 752.
Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck
Paradise duck (shooting of paradise
duck(s) is prohibited on the seaward
side of State Highway No. 72, from
the Arundel Bridge to Geraldine;
thence State Highway No. 79 from
Geraldine to Fairlie; thence Highway
No. 8 from Fairlie to Burkes Pass
township; thence along Rollesby
Road to the mouth of the Mac-
Kenzie Pass at Lochharts Bridge;
and thence along Lochharts Creek
to its commencement)
California quail
Pheasants
Chukor
Canada goose
Duration of
1975–76 Season
3 May to 2 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 2 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 27 July 1975
incl.
7 June to 29 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 24 August 1975
incl.
3 May to 5 October 1975
incl.
Midnight 6 February
1976 to 21 March 1976
at midnight incl.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), paradise,
and mallard duck, 15 in all.
Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. except that, in that
portion of Lake Benmore and its shore line 800 metres in width
which lies within the South Canterbury Acclimatisation District,
the hours shall be 6.45 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. During the period 3 June
1975 to 5 October 1975 inclusive, and midnight 6 February 1976 to
21 March 1976 at midnight inclusive, Canada goose may be shot
24 hours per day.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Special Conditions
- A licence issued, pursuant to this notification to hunt
or kill game, shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill
game in the Ashburton and Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation
Districts during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis, to the
conditions prescribed in this notification fixing an open season
for game in those districts.
Pukeko, 1.
California quail, no limit.
Pheasants, 5.
Chukor, no limit.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard,
and paradise duck, 15 in all.
Shooting hours: 6.15 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Special Conditions
Persons holding valid game shooting licences for the Waimarino
Acclimatisation District may, without taking out a further game
licence, shoot in the following areas that lie within the Rotorua
Acclimatisation District:
(a) On the waters or from the banks of those portions of the
Wanganui River and its tributaries;
(b) On the Otamangakau Lake and its watershed including the
Wairehu Canal upstream of the fish screens.
South Canterbury Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 17, of 12 March 1925,
at page 752.
Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck
Paradise duck (shooting of paradise
duck(s) is prohibited on the seaward
side of State Highway No. 72, from
the Arundel Bridge to Geraldine;
thence State Highway No. 79 from
Geraldine to Fairlie; thence Highway
No. 8 from Fairlie to Burkes Pass
township; thence along Rollesby
Road to the mouth of the Mac-
Kenzie Pass at Lochharts Bridge;
and thence along Lochharts Creek
to its commencement)
California quail
Pheasants
Chukor
Canada goose
Duration of
1975–76 Season
3 May to 2 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 27 July 1975
incl.
7 June to 29 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 24 August 1975
incl.
3 May to 5 October 1975
incl.
Midnight 6 February
1976 to 21 March 1976
at midnight incl.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), paradise,
and mallard duck, 15 in all.
Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. except that, in that
portion of Lake Benmore and its shore line 800 metres in width
which lies within the South Canterbury Acclimatisation District,
the hours shall be 6.45 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. During the period 3 June
1975 to 5 October 1975 inclusive, and midnight 6 February 1976 to
21 March 1976 at midnight inclusive, Canada goose may be shot
24 hours per day.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Special Conditions
- A licence issued, pursuant to this notification to hunt
or kill game, shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill
game in the Ashburton and Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation
Districts during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis, to the
conditions prescribed in this notification fixing an open season
for game in those districts.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard,
and paradise duck, 15 in all.
Shooting hours: 6.15 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Special Conditions
Persons holding valid game shooting licences for the Waimarino
Acclimatisation District may, without taking out a further game
licence, shoot in the following areas that lie within the Rotorua
Acclimatisation District:
(a) On the waters or from the banks of those portions of the
Wanganui River and its tributaries;
(b) On the Otamangakau Lake and its watershed including the
Wairehu Canal upstream of the fish screens.
South Canterbury Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 17, of 12 March 1925,
at page 752.
Game That May be Hunted
or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and
mallard duck
Paradise duck (shooting of paradise
duck(s) is prohibited on the seaward
side of State Highway No. 72, from
the Arundel Bridge to Geraldine;
thence State Highway No. 79 from
Geraldine to Fairlie; thence Highway
No. 8 from Fairlie to Burkes Pass
township; thence along Rollesby
Road to the mouth of the Mac-
Kenzie Pass at Lochharts Bridge;
and thence along Lochharts Creek
to its commencement)
California quail
Pheasants
Chukor
Canada goose
Duration of
1975–76 Season
3 May to 2 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 27 July 1975
incl.
7 June to 29 June 1975
incl.
3 May to 24 August 1975
incl.
3 May to 5 October 1975
incl.
Midnight 6 February
1976 to 21 March 1976
at midnight incl.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), paradise,
and mallard duck, 15 in all.
Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. except that, in that
portion of Lake Benmore and its shore line 800 metres in width
which lies within the South Canterbury Acclimatisation District,
the hours shall be 6.45 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. During the period 3 June
1975 to 5 October 1975 inclusive, and midnight 6 February 1976 to
21 March 1976 at midnight inclusive, Canada goose may be shot
24 hours per day.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Special Conditions
- A licence issued, pursuant to this notification to hunt
or kill game, shall entitle the holder thereof to hunt or kill
game in the Ashburton and Waitaki Valley Acclimatisation
Districts during the period and subject, mutatis mutandis, to the
conditions prescribed in this notification fixing an open season
for game in those districts.
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Game Hunting Regulations for North Canterbury Acclimatisation District
(continued from previous page)
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesGame hunting, North Canterbury, Lake Ellesmere, Rakaia River, Conway River
🌾 Game Hunting Regulations for Otago Acclimatisation District
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesGame hunting, Otago, Clutha River, Cromwell Gorge, Beaumont Bridge, Lammerlaw Range, Rock and Pillar Range, Maniototo, Waihemo, Waihouaiti, California quail, pheasants, chukor
🌾 Game Hunting Regulations for Rotorua Acclimatisation District
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesGame hunting, Rotorua, Whakatane, Huiarau Range, Raukumara Range, California quail, brown quail, cock pheasant
🌾 Game Hunting Regulations for South Canterbury Acclimatisation District
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesGame hunting, South Canterbury, State Highway No. 72, Arundel Bridge, Geraldine, Fairlie, Burkes Pass, Rollesby Road, Mackenzie Pass, Lochharts Bridge, Lochharts Creek, California quail, pheasants, chukor, Canada goose