11 MARCH

Game That May be Hunted
or Killed

Range, and a direct line
from Hyde to Morrisons)
Pukeko (except in the counties of Maniototo, Waihemo, and Waikouaiti, and in that area of land lying within the boundary of the Dunedin city; also the Otago peninsula and including all the tidal land and estuaries therein)
California quail
Pheasants
Chukor

Duration of 1976-77 Season
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
29 May to 1 August 1976 incl.
29 May to 1 August 1976 incl.
29 May to 1 August 1976 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.

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

Duration of 1976-77 Season
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl. and 12 June to 20 June 1976 incl.

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 MacKenzie Pass at Lochharts Bridge; and thence along Lochharts Creek to its commencement)
California quail
Pheasants
Chukor
Canada goose
Canada goose

1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 25 July 1976 incl.
5 June to 27 June 1976 incl.
1 May to 22 August 1976 incl.
1 May to 3 October 1976 incl.
Midnight 4 February 1977 to 20 March 1977 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 7.00 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 7.00 p.m. During the period 30 May 1976 to 3 October 1976 inclusive, and midnight 4 February 1977 to 20 March 1977 at midnight inclusive, Canada goose may be shot 24 hours per day.
Decoy limit: No limit.

Special Conditions

1. 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.

Southern Lakes 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), and mallard duck
Paradise duck
Pukeko
California quail
Chukor
Canada goose
Canada goose

1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 25 July 1976 incl.
1 May to 22 August 1976 incl.
1 May to 3 October 1976 incl.
Midnight 4 February 1977 to 20 March 1977 at midnight 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: 7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. except that during the period 30 May 1976 to 3 October 1976 inclusive, and midnight 4 February 1977 to 20 March 1977 at midnight inclusive, Canada goose may be shot 24 hours per day.
Decoy limit: No limit.

Special Conditions
Persons holding valid game shooting licences for the Westland Acclimatisation District may, without taking out a further game licence, shoot in that portion of the Southern Lakes Acclimatisation District included in the Westland Land District.

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), and mallard duck
Paradise duck (only in the Waiau Watershed upstream from the junction of the Waiau and the Orawia Rivers, the whole of the Orawia Watershed, the Oreti Watershed upstream from the Centre Bush bridge and the Aparima Watershed upstream from the Wreys Bush bridge. Also in that portion of the Society's district north of a straight line extending from the Lumsden road-rail bridge to East Dome on the Society's eastern boundary)
Pukeko
Pheasants
Chukor (only in that portion of the Southland Acclimatisation District north of the main highway between Gore and Te Anau)
Canada goose (only in that portion of the Southland Acclimatisation District north of a direct line commencing at Paddock Hill, on the Society's western boundary, to the summit of Mount Hamilton situated at the eastern end of the Takitimu Mountains, then in a direct line to the Te Anau -Lumsden Highway at Centre Hill Station, then along the Te Anau-Lumsden Highway to the

1 May to 7 June 1976 incl.
1 May to 2 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 7 June 1976 incl.
1 May to 31 July 1976 incl.

Duration of 1976-77 Season
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 25 July 1976 incl.
1 May to 22 August 1976 incl.
1 May to 3 October 1976 incl.
Midnight 4 February 1977 to 20 March 1977 at midnight incl.

Pukeko, 1.
California quail, no limit.
Pheasants, 5.
Chukor, no limit.

Duration of 1976-77 Season
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 30 May 1976 incl.
1 May to 25 July 1976 incl.
1 May to 22 August 1976 incl.
1 May to 3 October 1976 incl.
Midnight 4 February 1977 to 20 March 1977 at midnight 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: 7.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. except that during the period 30 May 1976 to 3 October 1976 inclusive, and midnight 4 February 1977 to 20 March 1977 at midnight inclusive, Canada goose may be shot 24 hours per day.
Decoy limit: No limit.