New Zealand Gazette – 1988 – No. 54

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✨ Game Hunting Regulations



NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 54

Area D: All that area between the Mataura and Clutha Rivers south of State Highway 1.

Area E: The Mataura River catchment.

Daily Bag Limits

  • Grey duck, 5
  • Shoveler duck, 10
  • Mallard duck, 25
  • Paradise shelduck (area A), 8
  • Paradise shelduck (area B), 4
  • Paradise shelduck (area C), 2
  • Grey, shoveler, mallard duck and paradise shelduck, aggregate limits, 25 in all
  • Pukeko, 1
  • Black swan, 1
  • Canada goose (areas A, B), no limit
  • Canada goose (area D), 1
  • California quail, 10
  • Pheasant, 5
  • Chukor, 5

Shooting hours: 7.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. except that during the period 18 July 1988 to 2 April 1989 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 or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game within the district, any fixed stand, pontoon, hide or maimai, except within a distance of 10 metres from: the water margin in non-tidal waters, or from the low water mark in tidal waters, or from the outside edge of the raupo growth where raupo abounds.

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

  3. Shooting from a boat is prohibited on the Mataura River and Clutha River downstream from Clydevale during the month of May 1988 incl.

Southland Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 39, of 9 July 1959, at page 903.

Game That May be Hunted or Killed

Game Duration of 1988 Season
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck 7 May to 31 July 1988 incl.
Paradise shelduck (area A) 7 May to 10 July 1988 incl.
Pukeko 7 May to 10 July 1988 incl.
Black swan 7 May to 10 July 1988 incl.
Canada goose 7 May to 30 September 1988 incl.
Canada goose (area A) 4 February to 26 March 1989 incl
California and brown quail 4 June to 28 August 1988 incl.
Pheasant 4 June to 28 August 1988 incl.
Chukor 4 June to 28 August 1988 incl.

Definition of Areas

Area A: That area west of and including the Aparima River watershed, the Oreti River watershed upstream of the Centre Bush Bridge and that portion of the District north of the highway from Glenure Hill via Balfour to the Ardlussa Bridge over the Mataura River on the eastern boundary of the District.

Daily Bag Limits

  • Grey duck, 1
  • Shoveler duck, 5
  • Mallard duck, 25
  • Paradise shelduck, 4
  • Grey, shoveler and mallard duck; and paradise shelduck aggregate limits, 25 in all
  • Pukeko, 4
  • Black swan, 1
  • Canada goose, no limit
  • California and brown quail, no limit
  • Pheasant, no limit
  • Chukor, no limit

Shooting hours: 7.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. or any period within these hours except that during the period 11 July 1988 to 26 March 1989 incl. Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

Decoy limit: No limit.

Special Conditions

  1. Shooting from boats is prohibited during the month of May 1988 on the Mataura, Aparima, Oreti, Waiau and Waimatuku Rivers and their navigable tributaries.


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🌾 Otago Acclimatisation District Game Hunting Regulations (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Game hunting, Season dates, Bag limits, Otago, Mataura River, Clutha River

🌾 Southland Acclimatisation District Game Hunting Regulations

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Game hunting, Season dates, Bag limits, Southland, Aparima River, Oreti River, Mataura River, Waiau River, Waimatuku River