Game Hunting Regulations




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 37

period 1 June 1987 to 29 April 1988 incl. Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

Decoy limit: No limit.

Special Conditions

  1. No person shall use for the purpose of hunting or killing game, any fixed stand, pontoon, hide or maimai on the waters of Upper Lagoon to Morgans Creek and Chandlers Lagoon, situated approximately 10 kilometres south-east of Blenheim.

  2. It shall be an offence for any person to wilfully leave on the hunting ground, the bodies or parts of bodies of black swan or other game shot in the District.

North Canterbury Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 68, of 28 September 1933, at page 2463.

Game That May be Hunted or Killed Duration of 1987 Season
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck 2 May to 28 June 1987 incl.
Paradise shelduck (area A) 2 May to 28 June 1987 incl.
Paradise shelduck (area B) 2 May to 26 July 1987 incl.
Pukeko 2 May to 28 June 1987 incl.
Black swan 2 May to 1 June 1987 incl.
Black swan (hunting permitted only over crops and pastures greater than 400 metres distant from any lake, lagoon or river) 2 May to 26 July 1987 incl.
Canada goose (area C) 2 June to 26 July 1987 incl., 2 May to 30 August 1987 incl., and 30 January to 27 March 1988 incl.
Canada goose (area D) 2 May to 29 November 1987 incl. and 30 January to 27 March 1988 incl.
Canada goose (area E) 28 March to 29 April 1988 incl.
California quail 2 May to 2 August 1987 incl.
Cock pheasant 6 June to 14 June 1987 incl.
Chukor 2 May to 2 August 1987 incl.

Definition of Areas

Area A: That area east and south of State Highway No. 72 and south of Woodend Beach Road.

Area B: The remainder of the District excluding “area A”.

Area C: Wairewa and Ellesmere Counties east of State Highway No. 1.

Area D: The remainder of the District excluding “area C”.

Area E: High country: The area west and north of a line beginning at the Lake Coleridge Hydro Station in the south; along the Lyndon Road to its junction with the West Coast Road; then along the Torlesse and Puketeraki Ranges, down the Seward River to its confluence with the Hurunui River; down the Hurunui River to its confluence with the Glenrae River; thence up the Glenrae River to its headwaters and down Gorge Stream to its confluence with the Wairau River; down the Wairau River to the Glynn Wye bridge; up the Grantham River to Mount Captain then down the Styx River to its confluence with the Clarence River; then finally down the Clarence river to the District boundary.

Daily Bag Limits

Game Bird Limit
Grey duck 10
Shoveler duck 5
Mallard duck 25
Paradise shelduck (area A) 2
Paradise shelduck (area B) 10
Black swan 2
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck and paradise shelduck 25 in all
Pukeko (north of the Ashley River) 2
Pukeko (south of the Ashley River) No limit
Canada goose No limit
Cock pheasant 1
California quail 10
Chukor 5

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. or any period within these hours except that during the period 1 June 1987 to 29 April 1988 incl. Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

Decoy limit: Duck decoys, 30 per hunter. Goose decoys, No limit.

Special Conditions

  1. No hut, mudhole, stand, hide, shelter, maimai, boat, or any other contrivance shall be used for the hunting or killing of game in any part of Lake Ellesmere at which the water is of a depth greater than 60 cm., excepting such areas as may be decided upon by the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, provided that nothing in this special condition shall prevent any person using any vessel for the purpose of retrieving game that has been killed or wounded.

  2. It shall be an offence for any person to wilfully leave on the hunting ground the bodies or parts of bodies of black swan or other game shot in the North Canterbury Acclimatisation District.

Ashburton Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 68, of 28 September 1933, at page 2463.

Game That May be Hunted or Killed Duration of 1987 Season
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck 2 May to 28 June 1987 incl.
Paradise shelduck (area A) 2 May to 26 July 1987 incl.
Pukeko (area B) 2 May to 28 June 1987 incl.
Canada goose 2 May to 28 November 1987 and 30 January to 29 April 1988 incl.
California and brown quail 2 May to 23 August 1987 incl.
Cock pheasant 9 May to 17 May 1987 incl.
Chukor 2 May to 23 August 1987 incl.

Definition of Areas

Area A: That area of the District west of State Highway No. 72.

Area B: That area of the District east of Blowing Point Bridge over the Ashburton River.

Daily Bag Limits

Game Bird Limit
Grey duck 25
Shoveler duck 25
Mallard duck 25
Paradise shelduck 10
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck 15 in all
Pukeko 2
Canada goose No limit
California quail 15
Cock pheasant 1
Chukor 15

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. or any period within these hours except that during the period 1 June 1987 to 29 April 1988 incl. Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

Decoy limit: No limit.

South Canterbury Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 17, of 12 March 1925, at page 752.

Game That May be Hunted or Killed Duration of 1987 Season
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck 2 May to 30 June 1987 incl.
Paradise shelduck (area A) 2 May to 28 June 1987 incl.
Black swan 2 May to 31 May 1987 incl.
Canada goose (area B) 2 May to 30 November 1987 and 30 January to 27 March 1988 incl.
Canada goose (area C) 2 May to 30 November 1987 and 30 January to 29 April 1988 incl.
California quail 2 May to 23 August 1987 incl.
Cock pheasant 2 May to 23 August 1987 incl.
Chukor 2 May to 23 August 1987 incl.

Definition of Areas

Area A: That area of the District west of State Highway No. 1 between the Rangitata and Pareora Rivers.

Area B: That area of the District east of Burkes Pass.

Area C: That area of the District west of Burkes Pass.

Daily Bag Limits

Game Bird Limit
Grey duck (area B) 5
Grey duck (area C) 25
Shoveler duck 5
Mallard duck 25
Paradise shelduck 8
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck 15 in all
Black swan 1
Canada goose No limit
California quail 10
Cock pheasant 1
Chukor No limit

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. or any period within these hours except that during the period 1 June 1987 to 29 April 1988 incl. Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

Decoy limit: No limit.



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