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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 36

Otago Fish and Game Region
Reference to description: Gazette, No. 83 of 24 May 1990, at page 1861

Definition of Areas
Area A: The Kawarau River catchment upstream of the Roaring Meg catchment (Power House) including Lake Wakatipu and tributaries.

Area B: The Clutha River catchment upstream of Alexandra including Lakes Wanaka and Hawea and their tributaries and outside Area A.

Area C: The Manuherikia River catchment and the Taieri River catchment upstream of the Sutton-Mt Stoker Road bridge near Sutton.

Area D: The Taieri catchment upstream of the Lee Stream confluence and outside Area C, the Waipori catchment upstream of Waipori Falls, including Lake Mahinerangi, the Clutha catchment upstream of Manuka Island and outside of Areas A, B and C and including the Kaihiku, Waiwera, Waipahi and Pomahaka catchments, the Shag River river catchment, the Waikouaiti River river catchment, the Catlins catchment, Tahakopa River catchment and all other catchments that drain into the sea between Tahakopa catchment and the region boundary at the Brothers point.

Area E: The coastal area of the Otago Fish and Game Region outside of Areas A, B, C and D running from the Catlins catchment to the Waikouaiti catchment.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 5
Pukeko (Areas A, B and C only), nil (closed season)
Pukeko (areas D and E only), 2
Shoveler duck, 5
Black swan (area C only),3
Black Swan (areas D,E only), 1
Black Swan (areas A,B only), nil (Closed Season)
Mallard duck, 15
Canada goose (areas A, B, C and D only),no limit
Canada goose (area E only), nil
Paradise shelduck (area A, & B only), 6
Paradise shelduck (area C only), 8
Paradise shelduck (area D only), 4
Paradise shelduck (area E only), nil

California quail, 10
Pheasant, 5
Chukar, 5

Shooting Hours: 7.00 a.m. to 6.45 p.m. areas A & B, 7.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. areas C, D and E, except that during the period 12 July 1993 to 24 April 1994 inclusive 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 on any water within the region for the hunting or killing of game, any fixed stand, pontoon, hide, loo 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, without the prior consent of the Otago Fish and Game Council.

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 Fish and Game Region.

3. Shooting from a boat is prohibited on the Clutha River on the opening weekend only.

4. Chukor hunting is prohibited in the area of the Taieri Bridge, Waihemo County and Silverpeaks County north and east of the railway line from Mosgiel to Hyde.

Southland Fish and Game Region
Reference to description: Gazette, No. 83 of 24 May 1990, at page 1861

Definition of Areas
Area A: Paradise duck (1 May–26 June 1993) bag limit 6 per day. Hunting is permitted in all that land in the Southland Fish and Game Region north of State Highway 1, between Mataura, Gore and Pukerau and north of State Highway 96 between Mataura, Winton and Wreys Bush and west of and including the Aparima catchment.

Area B: Paradise duck (1 May–27 June 1993, bag limit 2 per day). Hunting is permitted in all of the remaining land in the Southland Fish and Game Region not described in Area A.

Area C: Canada Goose (29 January to 27 March 1994 incl.) Hunting is permitted in all that land in the Southland Fish and Game Region, except that area south of State Highway 92 between Invercargill and Fortrose, and east of State Highway 1 between Invercargill and Bluff.

Daily Bag Limits
Grey duck, 1
Shoveler duck, 5
Mallard duck, 20
Paradise shelduck (Area A), 6