✨ Game Hunting Regulations
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 54
Declaring an Open Season for Game in the Firth of Thames for the 1988 Game Season
An open season for game is declared in that area of the Firth of Thames hereinafter named the Firth of Thames Open Game Area and being that area that is enclosed between the boundary of the Auckland Acclimatisation District and a line connecting the points on that boundary by passing through Orere Point on the west side of the Firth and the southern headland of Fantaíl Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula, subject to the conditions specified hereto and in the First Schedule.
Conditions
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Game may only be hunted or killed in the Firth of Thames Open Game Area in compliance with conditions specified for the Auckland Acclimatisation District 1988 open season for game.
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Any licence authorising the holder to hunt or kill game within the Auckland Acclimatisation District for the 1988 open season for game shall similarly authorise the holder to hunt or kill game in the Firth of Thames Open Game Area.
Central North Island Wildlife Conservancy Acclimatisation District
Reference to Description: The Central North Island Wildlife Conservancy Council Regulations 1980, First Schedule.
| Game That May be Hunted or Killed | Duration of 1988 Season |
|---|---|
| Grey, shoveler and mallard duck | 7 May to 3 July 1988 incl. |
| Paradise shelduck (all areas) | 7 May to 3 July 1988 incl. |
| Pukeko (all areas) | 7 May to 3 July 1988 incl. |
| Black swan (areas A1, A2) | 7 May to 3 July 1988 incl. |
| Black swan (area B2) | 7 May to 6 June 1988 incl. |
| Black swan (areas B1, C1, C2) | Close season |
| Canada goose (areas A2, B1, B2) | 7 May to 3 July 1988 incl. |
| California quail (area B2) | 7 May to 7 August 1988 incl. |
| California quail (areas A1, A2, C1, C2) | 7 May to 28 August 1988 incl. |
| California quail (area B1) | Close season |
| Cock pheasant (all areas) | 7 May to 7 August 1988 incl. |
| Brown quail (except area B1) | 7 May to 7 August 1988 incl. |
Definition of Areas
Area A1: Opotiki County, Whakatane and Rotorua Districts, those parts of Matamata and Tauranga Counties that lie within the District, and all that area of Taupo County lying north of the shores of Lake Taupo and the Napier-Taupo State Highway No. 5.
Area A2: All that area of Taupo and Hawkes Bay Counties lying southwest west of the Napier-Taupo State Highway No. 5.
Area B1: All of the Waipu, Waikohu and Cook Counties.
Area B2: All that part of the Wairoa County within the District.
Area C1: That part of the Taumarunui County within the District.
Area C2: All of the Waimarino County and those parts of Waitotara, Wanganui and Rangitikei Counties within the District.
Daily Bag Limits
- Grey duck, 15
- Shoveler duck, 15
- Mallard duck, 15
- Paradise shelduck (area A1, B2), 5
- Paradise shelduck (area A2), 6
- Paradise shelduck (area B1), 10
- Paradise shelduck (area C1, C2), 14
- Grey, shoveler and mallard duck aggregate limits, 15 in all
- Pukeko (area C1), 5
- Pukeko (all other areas), 3
- Black swan (areas A1, A2), no limit
- Black swan (area B2), 1
- Canada goose (areas B1, B2), no limit
- Canada goose (area A2), 2
- California and brown quail, no limit
- Cock pheasant, 3
Shooting hours: 6.15 a.m. to 6.15 p.m.
During the period 11 June to 3 July 1988 inclusive, Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season in that area situated between the Wairoa River Mouth, and the Nuhaka River estuary and south of the Gisborne to Wairoa railway line.
Decoy limit: No limit
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