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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 17
SECOND SCHEDULE
Auckland Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 62, of 16 October 1947, at p. 1680.
Game That May be Hunted or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck (except that no duck may be hunted or killed on Great Barrier Island)
6 May to 11 June 1978 incl.
Paradise duck (only in the counties of Otorohanga, Waitomo, Taupo, and Taumarunui)
6 May to 11 June 1978 incl.
Pukeko
6 May to 11 June 1978 incl.
Black swan (except that no swan may be hunted or killed on the Waikato Hydro Lakes Karapiro, Arapuni, and Waipapa)
6 May to 30 July 1978 incl.
California and brown quail and cock pheasant
6 May to 30 July 1978 incl.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 10.
Mallard duck, 10.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard, and paradise duck, 10 in all.
Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Special Conditions
- No person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Waikare any fixed artificial stand, pontoon, hide, maimai, or loo, except within 180 metres of the outer margin of the said lake, or the shoreline of that island known as Motu Nui or Grape Island.
- No person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Ngaroto any fixed stand, pontoon, hide, maimai, or loo, except within 85 metres of the margin of the said lake.
- No person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Rotokauri any fixed stand, pontoon, hide, maimai, or loo, on any open water of the said lake.
- It shall be an offence for any person to wilfully leave any black swan(s) shot or the mutilated bodies of any black swan(s) shot in the Auckland Acclimatisation District.
- It shall be an offence for any person to drive black swan(s) for the purpose of hunting or killing them in the Auckland Acclimatisation District.
- It shall be an offence to shoot game from drifting or hand propelled boats on the Waikato River north of the boat ramp at the confluence of the Mangawara Stream and the Waikato River at Taupiri on any of the first 3 days or the second weekend of the open season.
Closed Game Areas
Delete:
No. (128) Mental Hospital Reserve, Waiau Parish, Block V, Drury S.D., Lots 15, N.W. and S.E. 54, 64, 67A, and 68, 662 acres; being the property of Kingscat Hospital, Pukekohe.
Add:
No. (128) Mental Hospital Reserve, Waiau Parish, Block V, Drury S.D., Sections 15, N.W. 54, S.E. 54, 82 and Part 64, being the property of Kingscat Hospital, Pukekohe.
No. (203) Lot 9, D.P. 61692, Sander Road, Paremoremo, Albany, 6.4750 hectares, being the property of Mr R. W. Squire.
No. (204) That portion of the Wairoa River between map grid references NZMS 1. N. 43.564463 (180 metres upstream of Gibbs Landing) to NZMS 1. N. 43.575472 (180 metres below what is locally known as the Cattle Landing).
No. (205) Lots 1 and 2, D.P. 30150, Part Orohiri 1, Section 31, S.H. 3, Otorohanga, the property of Mrs A. B. Vyner of Otorohanga.
No. (206) Lot 4, D.P. 30150, Block VIII, Orohiri, S.D., the property of Mr S. Christensen of Otorohanga.
Bay of Islands Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 78, of 3 December 1970, at p. 2365.
Game That May be Hunted or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck
6 May to 18 June 1978 incl.
Paradise duck
6 May to 7 May 1978 incl. and 13 May to 14 May 1978 incl.
Pukeko
6 May to 18 June 1978 incl.
California and brown quail and cock pheasant
6 May to 9 July 1978 incl.
Daily Bag Limits
Pukeko, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), paradise, and mallard duck, 15 in all.
Cock pheasant, 5.
Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Central North Island Wildlife Conservancy
(Pursuant to the Wildlife Conservancy (Central North Island) Order 1977)
Game That May be Hunted or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck
6 May to 5 June 1978 incl.
Paradise duck, (within the Central North Island Wildlife Conservancy district excluding the counties of Whakatane and Rotorua)
6 May to 5 June 1978 incl.
Pukeko
6 May to 5 June 1978 incl.
Black swan
6 May to 5 June 1978 incl.
California and brown quail and cock pheasant
6 May to 30 July 1978 incl.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 15.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 15.
Mallard duck, 15.
Paradise duck, 4 (within the Central North Island Wildlife Conservancy district excluding the counties of Whakatane and Rotorua)
Pukeko, 5.
Black swan, 1.
California and brown quail and cock pheasant, no limit.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard, and paradise duck, 15 in all.
Shooting hours: 6.15 a.m. to 6.15 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Hawera Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 14, of 25 February 1960, at p. 249.
Game That May be Hunted or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck
6 May to 5 June 1978 incl.
Paradise duck
6 May to 5 June 1978 incl.
Pukeko
6 May to 18 June 1978 incl.
California and brown quail and cock pheasant
6 May to 30 July 1978 incl.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 10.
Shoveler (or spoonbill), 5.
Mallard duck, 10.
Paradise duck, 3.
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), mallard, and paradise duck, 10 in all.
Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Hawke’s Bay Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 17, of 12 March 1925, at p. 750.
Game That May be Hunted or Killed
Grey, shoveler (or spoonbill), and mallard duck
6 May to 18 June 1978 incl.
Pukeko
6 May to 18 June 1978 incl.
Black swan
6 May to 5 June 1978 incl.
California and brown quail and cock pheasant
6 May to 30 July 1978 incl.
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Open Season for Game in Acclimatisation Districts—North Island
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🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesGame season, Wildlife Act, Daily possession limit, Auckland, Bay of Islands, Central North Island, Hawera, Hawke’s Bay
- R. W. Squire (Mr), Property owner in closed game area
- A. B. Vyner (Mrs), Property owner in closed game area
- S. Christensen (Mr), Property owner in closed game area