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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 38

(viii) Lake Rotoiti, except the Ohau Channel and the Kaituna River.

(e) The Rangitaiki River for a distance of 80 metres downstream of the edge of the concrete spillway structure at the Aniwhehenua bridge.

(f) All waters in which trout are held in captivity for display, hatching, or other purposes, or from within a distance of 80 metres from such waters or other such distances as defined by landmarks.

(2) In that portion of any year which is not included in the open season in respect of all other waters.

7. Fishing prohibited between certain hours—No licence holder shall take trout during the period between the hours of 12 midnight and 5 a.m.

8. Restrictions on methods of fishing—(1) No licence holder shall take trout by any means other than with one rod and running line, or use for the purpose of taking trout—

(a) Any strokehauling or foulhooking gear; or

(b) Any gaff; or

(c) Any spear or similar implement; or

(d) Any hook which has a greater distance than 14 mm between the point and the shank; or

(e) Any lure having attached thereto more than one hook or a hook that is not a single-pointed or single-barbed hook; or

(f) Any net, trap, wire netting, or similar device; or

(g) More than 2 lures; or

(h) Any paravane; or

(i) Any electronic device; or

(j) Any outrigger or similar device; or

(k) Any unsportsmanlike device; or

(l) Any metal corded line.

(2) Nothing in this clause shall forbid the use with artificial fly of a dropper having only one hook (being a single-pointed or single-barbed hook) or the use of a land net to secure any trout lawfully taken.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in subclause (1) of this clause any metal-cored line may be used by any licence holder fishing in the waters or from the bank of Lake Rotoma or all of those parts of Lake Okataina or Lake Tarawera which lie outside the arc of a circle having a radius of 300 metres around the centre of the mouth or mouths of those lakes, or in or from the bank of that part of Lake Tarawera which lies inside a line, the ends of which are shown by landmarks on the shore, and which is 200 metres from, and parallel to, the shores of Kariri Point and Rangiuru Bay.

(4) No licence holder shall—

(a) Foulhook or attempt to foulhook any trout:

(b) Take trout with a set rod, unless he is fishing from a boat of which he is the sole occupant:

(c) When fishing for trout with a rod and running line from a boat, have in his possession any other assembled rod.

9. Restriction on lures—(1) Subject to subclause (2) of this clause, no licence holder shall, in fishing for trout, use—

(a) Any lure containing the feathers of any bird absolutely prohibited under the Wildlife Act 1953; or

(b) With any lure, any medicated or chemical preparation other than a preparation used solely for the purpose of floating a dry artificial fly; or

(c) Any mollusc, or the freshwater crayfish (koura) or worms, or the creeper, or the huhu or matai grub, or fish roe, or any imitation of any of the things specified in this paragraph:

Provided that the shell of any mollusc may be used in the preparation of an artificial minnow:

(d) An artificial minnow in any water in which the use of artificial minnow is not prohibited, if the lure (including any weight, whether of metal or any other substance, used in conjunction with the lure to facilitate its casting or sinking) weighs more than 40 grams:

Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to any licence holder fishing in the waters or from the bank of Lake Rotoma or of those parts of Lake Okataina or Lake Tarawera which lie outside the arc of a circle having a radius of 300 metres around the centre of the mouth or mouths of every stream, spring, or river flowing into or out of either of those lakes.

(2) No licence holder shall, in fishing for trout, use, in any river or water specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this notice any lures other than those specified for that river in column 2 of the Schedule.

10. Restrictions on the use of boats—(1) No licence holder shall take trout from a boat in the following places:

(a) The Ohau Channel, and all those portions of Lake Rotoiti and Rotorua that are within a radius of 100 metres from the centre of the meeting lines of the Ohau Channel and these lakes:

(b) The Kaituna River from the boom to the landmark approximately 2500 metres downstream:

(c) Within a radius of 50 metres from the mid-point of the meeting line of Tarawera River and Lake Tarawera:

(d) The Tarawera River from its outlet from Lake Tarawera downstream to the falls situated approximately 2500 metres downstream:

(e) Within a radius of 15 metres of the Wairua Stream mouth of Lake Tarawera:

(f) In that part of Lake Rotoiti abutting the Southern shoreline between landmarks situated at Ruato and Hinehopu and extending from that shoreline for a distance of 100 metres into Lake Rotoiti during the period 1st day of July to the 30th day of September, both days inclusive.

(2) No licence holder shall take trout from any boat in—

(a) Waters that are reserved for natural fly or artificial fly fishing, unless the boat is securely anchored parallel to the river flow with not more than 2 anchors:

(b) Those portions of the homestead arm of Lake Rerewhakaaitu and the Mangakino Stream contained within a line between the normal sites of 2 landmarks on the opposite sides of the homestead arm of Lake Rerewhakaaitu and the source of the Mangakino Stream, unless the boat is securely anchored at one end only; or

(c) That portion of Lake Rotomahana lying east of a line between the normal sites of 2 landmarks adjacent to the area known commonly as “the landing”:

Provided that nothing in this clause shall derogate from the provisions of subclause (1) of this clause.

11. Revocation—The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 122, of Thursday, 27 June 1985, on pages 2724–2726 titled Rotorua Trout Fishing District Anglers Notice, is hereby revoked.

Approved this 23rd day of March 1987.

R. L. ALLEN,
for Director General of Agriculture and Fisheries.

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SCHEDULE

Paragraph 9

RESTRICTIONS ON LURES

Column 1
Description of Waters

Column 2
Lures Permitted

1. (a) The Ohau Channel:

(b) Every stream or river flowing out of Lake Tarawera or Lake Rotoiti:

Provided nothing in this paragraph shall apply with respect to the Tarawera River below the site of a landmark approximately 2500 metres downstream from its outlet from Lake Tarawera or to the Kaituna River below the site of a landmark at Hinemoa’s steps approximately 1 kilometre downstream from its outlet from Lake Rotoiti where the mouth of the outlet is designated by landmarks:

(c) That part of Lake Tarawera which lies outside a line, the ends of which are shown by landmarks on the shore, and which is 200 metres from and parallel to the shore of Kariri Point and Rangiuru Bay:

(d) Every stream, spring, or river flowing into Lake Rotorua: