✨ Game Hunting Regulations
4 APRIL
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Special Condition
- It shall be an offence to hunt or kill game from any unmoored boat on the Turakina River during the first two days of the open season for game only, being Saturday 3 May 1986 and Sunday 4 May 1986.
Hawkes Bay Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 17, of 12 March 1925, at page 750.
| Game That May be Hunted or Killed | Duration of 1986 Season |
|---|---|
| Grey, shoveler and mallard duck | 3 May to 29 June 1986 incl. |
| Paradise shelduck | 3 May to 29 June 1986 incl. |
| Pukeko | 3 May to 3 August 1986 incl. |
| Black swan (except Woodville County) | 3 May to 2 June 1986 incl. |
| California and brown quail and cock pheasant | 3 May to 3 August 1986 incl. |
| Chukor (Woodstock Farm Settlement Block only) | 3 May to 25 May 1986 incl. Saturdays and Sundays only. |
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 10
Shoveler duck, 10
Mallard duck, 15
Paradise shelduck, 4
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck and Paradise shelduck, 15 in all
Shooting hours: 6.15 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Wellington Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 70, of 5 November 1964, at page 2013.
| Game That May be Hunted or Killed | Duration of 1986 Season |
|---|---|
| Grey, shoveler and mallard duck (all areas) | 3 May to 27 July 1986 incl. |
| Paradise shelduck (Areas C, D) | 3 May to 27 July 1986 incl. |
| Pukeko | 3 May to 27 July 1986 incl. |
| Black swan (Area E) | 3 May to 4 May 1986 incl. |
| Black swan (Area F) | 28 June to 29 June 1986 incl. |
| California and brown quail | 3 May to 24 August 1986 incl. |
| Cock pheasant | 3 May to 24 August 1986 incl. |
Definition of Areas
Area A:—Northern and Eastern districts: All that area of the District excluding “Area B”.
Area B:—Manawatu counties: The Counties of Horowhenua, Manawatu, Kairanga, Oroua and the Rangitikei County south of the railway line between the Turakina and Rangitikei Rivers.
Area C:—Rangitikei: That area north of Tangimoana Road, Bailey Road, Wilson Road and Mingoroa Road to Halcombe and north of the railway line from Halcombe east to Manawatu Gorge.
Area D:—Wairarapa: The Counties of Masterton, Wairarapa South and Featherston.
Area E:—Featherston County.
Area F:—Coastal Manawatu: That area west of State Highways 1 and 3 between Turakina and Waikanae Rivers including the Manawatu River (between main stopbanks) downstream from Shannon and including the Moutoa Floodway.
Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck (Area A), 25
Shoveler duck (Area A), 25
Mallard duck (Area A), 25
Paradise shelduck (Area C), 12
Paradise shelduck (Area D), 4
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck and paradise shelduck (Area A) aggregate limits, 25 in all.
Pukeko, 5
Black swan (Area E), 2
Black swan (Area F), 1
California and brown quail, no limit
Cock pheasant, 2
Grey duck (Area B) on days 3 May and 4 May, 10
Shoveler duck (Area B) on days 3 May and 4 May, 10
Mallard duck (Area B) on days 3 May to 4 May, 10
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck (Area B) aggregate limits on days 3 May and 4 May, 10 in all.
Grey duck (Area B) on days 5 May to 27 July, 5
Shoveler duck (Area B) on days 5 May to 27 July, 5
Mallard duck (Area B) on days 5 May to 27 July, 5
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck (Area B) aggregate limits on days 5 May to 27 July, 5 in all.
Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Special Condition
- It shall be an offence to hunt or kill game from any unmoored boat within the District during the first two days of the open season for game, being Saturday 3 May and Sunday 4 May 1986.
Nelson Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 78, of 4 October 1951, at page 1465.
| Game That May be Hunted or Killed | Duration of 1986 Season |
|---|---|
| Grey, shoveler and mallard duck | 3 May to 27 July 1986 incl. |
| Paradise shelduck | 3 May to 27 July 1986 incl. |
| Pukeko | 3 May to 27 July 1986 incl. |
| Black swan | 3 May to 27 July 1986 incl. |
| Canada goose | 3 May to 24 August 1986 incl. |
| California quail | 31 May to 2 June 1986 incl. |
| Cock pheasant |
Daily Bag Limits
Pukeko, 6
Shoveler duck, 5
Mallard duck, 25
Paradise shelduck, 8
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck and paradise shelduck, 25 in all
Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit.
Marlborough Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 17, of 12 March 1925, at page 751.
| Game That May be Hunted or Killed | Duration of 1986 Season |
|---|---|
| Grey, shoveler and mallard duck | 3 May to 27 July 1986 incl. |
| Paradise shelduck (Areas A, B, C) | 3 May to 27 July 1986 incl. |
| Pukeko | 3 May to 27 July 1986 incl. |
| Black swan | 3 May to 27 July 1986 incl. |
| Canada goose (Areas A, B, C) | 3 May to 30 November 1986 incl. |
| Canada goose (Areas B, C) | 31 January to 1 May 1987 incl. |
| California quail | 31 January to 29 March 1987 incl. |
| Chukor | 3 May to 24 August 1986 incl. |
Definition of Areas
Area A:—High country; Kaikoura County; the Acheron River watershed, the Awatere River watershed upstream of the junction of Grey and Awatere Rivers; the Waihopai River watershed upstream of the Power House on the Waihopai River; the Wairau River watershed upstream of the junction of Pine Valley and Wairau Rivers and upstream of Wairau Valley Town.
Area B:—Sounds: That area of the District, north of a line joining points Elaine Bay settlement, Tennyson Inlet settlement and Havelock township and north of the Havelock to Picton Road and north of the Picton to Fighting Bay Road.
Area C:—Low country: That area of the District excluding Area A and Area B.
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