Game Hunting Regulations




1142 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 50

North and South Island

Saturday 5 May 1990: The number of game birds specified in the Second Schedule of this notification as the daily bag limit for the acclimatisation district in which the game is taken.

Sunday 6 May 1990: Twice the number of game birds specified for Saturday 5 May 1990.

Every subsequent day: The number of game birds specified in the Second Schedule of this notification as the daily bag limit for the acclimatisation district in which the game is taken.

A Waiver of Restrictions on Baiting, and Methods of Taking Game

Baiting for Waterfowl

Pursuant to section 17 of the Wildlife Act 1953, the Minister of Conservation approves persons to hunt or kill game of the family Anatidae (waterfowl) during the open season for game in the acclimatisation districts named hereto, where food has been cast, thrown, placed or planted during the current open season for game or during the thirty (30) days immediately prior to the open season for game, subject to the conditions specified below.

Acclimatisation Districts of:

Ashburton
Auckland
Bay of Islands
Central NI Wildlife Conservancy
Hawke’s Bay
Hawera
Hobson
Mangonui-Whangaroa
Marlborough
Nelson
North Canterbury
Otago
South Canterbury
Southern Lakes
Southland
Stratford
Tauranga
Waikato Valley
Wanganui
Wellington
West Coast
Whangarei

Magazine Shotguns

Pursuant to section 18(1)(c)(iii) of the Wildlife Act 1953, the Minister of Conservation approves persons to hunt or kill Canada geese within the acclimatisation districts named hereto, with any shotgun of a calibre 12 gauge or less having a magazine of any type not adjusted in accordance with regulations made under this Act, and capable of holding more than one shell. This approval shall apply only during that period of the open season for game following 1 July 1990 for the purpose of hunting Canada geese. The approval is subject to the conditions specified below.

Acclimatisation Districts of:

Ashburton
Marlborough
North Canterbury
Otago
South Canterbury
Southern Lakes
Waitaki Valley

Camouflaged Rowboats

Pursuant to section 18(1)(f)(vi) of the Wildlife Act 1953, the Minister of Conservation approves persons to hunt or kill game within the acclimatisation districts named hereto, from unmoored camouflaged rowboats, subject to the conditions specified below.

Acclimatisation Districts of:

Ashburton
Bay of Islands
Hawke’s Bay
Hobson
Mangonui-Whangaroa
Nelson
North Canterbury
Otago
South Canterbury
Southland
Southern Lakes
Tauranga—applicable only to the estuarine waters of the Tauranga Harbour.
Wanganui—applicable for all waters, except for the Turakina River during the first two days of the open season for game, being Saturday 5 May and Sunday 6 May 1990.
Wellington—applicable only for that remaining period of the open season for game in the District, commencing 7 May 1990.
West Coast—applicable only for that remaining period of the open season for game in the District, commencing 12 May 1990.

Conditions

  1. These approvals shall not derogate from the principal conditions specified for each acclimatisation district under the Section Schedule, which shall apply.

  2. These approvals will expire at the end of the open season for game specified under the Second Schedule for each acclimatisation district.

Second Schedule

Mangonui-Whangaroa Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 78, of 3 December 1970, at page 2365.

Game That May be Hunted or Killed

Game Duration of 1990 Season
Grey, shoveler and mallard 5 May to 1 July 1990 incl.
duck
Paradise shelduck 5 May to 1 July 1990 incl.
Pukeko 5 May to 1 July 1990 incl.
Black swan 5 May to 1 July 1990 incl.
California and brown quail 5 May to 1 July 1990 incl.
Cock pheasant 5 May to 1 July 1990 incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 20
Shoveler duck, 20
Mallard duck, 20
Paradise shelduck, 5 (20 in all aggregate limits)
Pukeko, 10
Black swan, 2
California and brown quail, no limit
Cock pheasant, 5

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
Decoy limit: No limit

Special Condition

  1. No persons shall willfully leave on the hunting ground the bodies or parts of bodies of black swan or other game shot in this district.

Bay of Islands Acclimatisation District

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 78 of 3 December 1970, at page 2365.

Game That May be Hunted or Killed

Game Duration of 1990 Season
Grey, shoveler and mallard 5 May to 1 July 1990 incl.
duck
Paradise shelduck 5 May to 1 July 1990 incl.


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🌾 1990 Open Season for Game in Acclimatisation Districts (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Wildlife, Game, Hunting, Acclimatisation Districts, Daily Bag Limits

🌾 Waiver of Restrictions on Baiting, and Methods of Taking Game

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Wildlife, Game, Hunting, Baiting, Waterfowl, Shotguns, Rowboats

🌾 Game Hunting Regulations for Mangonui-Whangaroa Acclimatisation District

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Wildlife, Game, Hunting, Bag Limits, Shooting Hours, Decoy Limits

🌾 Game Hunting Regulations for Bay of Islands Acclimatisation District

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Wildlife, Game, Hunting, Bag Limits