22 MARCH

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Daily Bag Limits

Waterfowl

Grey, shoveler and mallard duck and paradise shelduck; a maximum of 20 birds for any one species or a total bag not exceeding 20 birds for all species combined.

Pukeko, 10.

Black swan, 2, except : (i) in that part of Area A north of a line between Mt Camel in the east and Hukatere in the west where 5 birds per day may be shot and (ii) in that part of Area B on the Poutu Peninsula to the west of Poutu Road and to the south of Te Poa Road where 5 birds per day may be shot.

Upland Game

California and brown quail, no limit.

Cock pheasant, 5.

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Decoy limit: No limit.

Definition of Areas

Areas A and B correspond to those regions formerly known as the Mangonui/Whangaroa, and Hobson acclimatisation districts respectively as described by Gazette No. 78 of 3 December 1970 at pages 2364 and 2365.

Special Condition

1. No persons shall wilfully leave on the hunting ground any game bird(s) shot or parts of any game bird(s) shot.

Auckland/Waikato Fish and Game Region

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83 of 24 May 1990 as amended by Gazette, No. 129, of 29 August 1991, at page 2786

Game That May be Hunted or Killed

Duration of 1993 Season

Grey, shoveler and mallard duck (except that no duck may be hunted on Great Barrier Island)
1 May to 27 June 1993 incl.

Paradise shelduck
1 May to 27 June 1993 incl.

Pukeko
1 May to 25 July 1993 incl.

Black swan (except that no black swan may be hunted or killed on the Waikato Hydro Lakes; Karapiro, Arapuni and Waipapa)
1 May to 27 June 1993 incl.

Canada goose
1 May to 27 June 1993 incl.

Canada goose (Waikato District Only)
Noon 31 July—midnight 26 September 1993 incl.

California quail
1 May to 8 August 1993 incl.

Cock pheasant
1 May to 25 July 1993 incl.

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 10
Pukeko, 10
Shoveler duck, 3
Black swan, 1
Mallard duck, 10
Canada goose, 8
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck aggregate limits, 10 in all
California quail, no limit
Cock pheasant, 3
Paradise Shelduck (Ruapehu District south of the North Bank of the Wanganu River), 20
Paradise shelduck (all other unspecified Districts), 8

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., except that from noon 31 July to midnight 26 September 1993 (both days inclusive) Canada geese may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

Decoy limit: No limit.

Special Conditions

1. (a) From the 1 May to the 27 June 1993 inclusive no person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Waikare, any drifting or temporarily moored floating stand or any stand, hide or maimai which is permanently fixed to the lake bed except within 180 metres of the outer margin of the lake, or the shoreline of Motu Nuia Island (Grape Island).

   (b) From noon 31 July to midnight 26 September 1993 inclusive temporary moored floating stands may be used within 180 metres of the outer margin of the lake, or the shoreline of Motu Nuia Island (Grape Island) to hunt Canada geese.

2. No person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Ngaroto any fixed stand, pontoon, hide or maimai except within 85 metres of the margin of the lake.

3. No person shall use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Rotokauri any fixed stand, pontoon, hide or maimai on any open water of the lake.

4. It shall be an offence for any person to wilfully leave on the hunting ground any game bird(s) shot or parts of any game bird(s) shot.

5. It shall be an offence for any person to herd or drive black swan(s) for the purpose of hunting or killing them.

6. It shall be an offence to shoot game from any unmoored boat on the Waikato River north of the boat ramp at the confluence of the Mangawara Stream and the Waikato River at Taupiri on any of the first three days or the second weekend of the open season.

7. No person shall possess a firearm in or on any unmoored vessel, except a rowboat, unless the firearm is dismantled or secured in a case, gunslip or other secure compartment, except when in use to retrieve wounded game.

8. The use of 10 gauge shotguns, with any magazine adjusted to hold only one cartridge, is permitted for the hunting of Canada geese from noon 31 July to midnight 26 September 1993 inclusive.

Eastern Fish and Game Region

Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83, of 24 May 1990, at page 1861.

Game That May be Hunted or Killed

Duration of 1993 Season

Grey, shoveler and mallard duck (all areas)
1 May to 27 June 1993 incl.

Paradise shelduck (all areas)
1 May to 27 June 1993 incl.

Pukeko (all areas)
1 May to 27 June 1993 incl.

Black swan (areas A1, A2)
1 May to 31 August 1993 incl.

Black swan (area B1)
Closed season.

Black Swan (area B2)
1 May to 27 June 1993 incl.

Canada goose (areas B1, B2)
1 May to 27 June 1993 incl.

Canada goose (areas A1, A2)
1 May to 31 August 1993 incl.

California quail (areas A1, A2, B2)
1 May to 31 August 1993 incl.

California quail (area B1)
Closed season.

Cock pheasant (all areas)
1 May to 1 August 1993 incl.

Brown quail (areas A1, A2)
1 May to 31 August 1993 incl.

Brown quail (area B1)
Closed season.

Red-legged partridge (all areas)
Closed season.