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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 164

Rotorua Trout Fishing District Anglers Notice 1987
(Notice No. 2)

PURSUANT to section 71 of the Fisheries Act 1983, the Department
of Conservation hereby gives the following District Anglers Notice.

NOTICE

1. Title and commencement—This notice may be cited as the
   Rotorua Trout Fishing District Anglers Notice 1987, and shall come
   into force on September 1987.

2. Interpretation—(1) In this notice, unless the context otherwise
   requires—

“Artificial fly” includes any lure of feather, fur, wool, or other
material of any kind customarily used in the making of
artificial flies; but does not include any lure in the tying of
which lead or other weight has been incorporated unless the
hook incorporated in the lure does not exceed 20 mm in
length (being the horizontal straight line distance from the
rear of the eye of the hook to the rear of the bend) and the
gap (being the distance from the point of the hook to the
underside of the nearest part of the hook shank above the
point) does not exceed 7 mm and the hook is not larger than
size No. 8 (“Redditch” scale);

“Artificial minnow” includes spoonbait, any lure in the tying
of which lead or other weight has been incorporated to
facilitate the casting or sinking of the lure, and any lure
which incorporates a spinning device or a device to impart
a wobbling or irregular motion of the lure:

“Boat” includes a launch or other vessel; and also includes any
canoe, punt, or raft, and any aircraft or hovercraft on the
surface of the water:

“Foulhook”, in relation to any fish, means to take the trout
with a hook otherwise than through the mouth:

“Landmark” means a black and yellow ringed post or buoy:

“Length”, in relation to any trout, means the total length from
the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail:

“Lure” means any artificial or natural fly, and any artificial
minnow:

“Natural fly” includes spiders and insects; but does not include
anything the use of which is prohibited by clause 9(1)(c) of
this notice:

“River” or “stream” includes any lake or impoundment of
waters thereon, whether natural or artificial; and also includes
any artificial watercourse:

“Take” and all references thereto includes taking, fishing for,
catching, killing, or pursuing by any means or device; and
also includes the attempt to take:

(2) Words and expressions in this notice which are defined in the
Fisheries Act 1983 or the Freshwater Fisheries Regulations 1983
shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings so
defined.

3. Application of this notice—This notice shall apply to the Roto-
   rua District.

4. Open season—Fishing for trout by licence holders shall be per-
   mitted during the open season which shall be—

(a) In respect of the following waters:

(i) Lakes Okareka, Mareaei, Whakamaru, Atiamuri,
Ohakuri, Aratiatia Lake up to Huka Falls, Lake Rotokura
and Dry Lake (commonly known as the Karoi Lakes) and
the Tiniroto, Ohakune and Putere Lakes:

(ii) Lake Rotorua excluding those waters which lead into
the Ohau Channel and which are inwardly bounded by
landmarks:

(iii) That part of Lake Rotoiti abutting the southern
shoreline between landmarks situated at Ruato and Hine-
hopu and extending from that shoreline for a distance of
100 metres into Lake Rotoiti:

(iv) That part of Lake Okataina abutting the northern
shoreline between landmarks situated at Te Koutu Point
and west of the Okataina Lodge and extending from that
shoreline for a distance of 100 metres into Lake Okataina:

(v) The Kaituna River (excluding tributary streams)
downstream of the flow control structure marking the out-
let of Lake Rotoiti:

(vi) The Rangitaiki River (excluding tributary streams)
and impoundments downstream of its confluence with the
Otamatea Stream (but excluding that part specified in clause
6 (e)):

(vii) The Whakatane River (excluding tributary streams)
downstream of its confluence with the Owaka Stream:

(viii) The Waimana River downstream of the Reid Road
bridge:

(ix) The Wairoa River downstream of the Te Reinga
Falls:

(x) The Waikaretaheke River downstream of the Piri-
paua power house:

(xi) The Waiau River downstream of its confluence with the
Waikaretaheke River:

(xii) The Mohaka River and its tributaries that lie within
the district downstream of the Pakaututu Road bridge:

(b) In respect of Lake Waikaremoana, from the 1st day of July
in any year to the 31st day of July next following (both
days inclusive) and from the 1st day of October in any
year to the 30th day of June in the year next following.

(c) In respect of rivers and streams flowing into Lake Rotorua
(excluding those springs and streams in clause 6 (b) and
(c)) or Lake Waikaremoana (but excluding Lake Waikar-
eiti, and that part of the Hopuruahine River from its source
to the main Rotorua-Wairoa highway bridge which crosses
this river at the head of the falls), from the 1st day of
December in any year to the 30th day of June in the year
next following (both days inclusive).

(d) In respect of the following waters:

(i) The waters between landmarks approximately 150
metres downstream of the Lake Tarawera Outlet and the
falls approximately 2500 metres downstream from the
outlet:

(ii) The Hopuruahine River from its source to the main
Rotorua-Wairoa highway bridge which crosses this river
at the head of the falls:

from the 1st day of October in any year to the 31st day
of May in the year next following.

(e) In respect of all other waters, except those specified in clause
6, from the 1st day of October in any year to the 30th day
of June in the year next following.

5. Bag and size limits—(1) No licence holder shall on any one
   day take and keep more than 8 trout, irrespective of species.

(2) No licence holder shall have any trout in his possession which
does not exceed 35 cm in length or, in the case of trout taken from
any of the following waters in the district, does not exceed 30 cm
in length:

(a) Any river or stream which flows into the Bay of Plenty:

(b) Any of the Tiniroto Lakes:

(c) The Wanganui River and its tributaries:

(d) The Whangachu River and its tributaries:

(e) The Mohaka River and its tributaries:

(f) The Putere Lakes.

6. Fishing in closed season prohibited—No licence holder shall
   take trout during the closed season which shall be—

(1) From the 1st day of July in any year to the 30th day of June
in the year next following in respect of the following waters—

(a) All streams which flow into Lake Tarawera and that portion
of the Tarawera River enclosed by landmarks at the lake
outlet and extending approximately 150 metres down-
stream to landmarks.

(b) All tributaries of the Utuhina Stream.

(c) The following springs or streams, or parts thereof, which flow
into Lake Rotorua:

(i) The Waiowhiro Stream and its tributaries:

(ii) The Hamurana Stream and springs upstream from
the main-road bridge:

(iii) The Awahou Stream and its tributaries upstream
from the main-road bridge:

(iv) The Waiohewa Stream:

(v) The Waingaehe Stream:

(vi) That part of the Utuhina Stream upstream of the
Pukchangi Road bridge:

(vii) The Waikuta Stream.

(d) All springs, streams, and their tributaries which flow into or
from the following lakes:

(i) Lake Rotoma:

(ii) Lake Rotoehu:

(iii) Lake Rotomahana:

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