✨ Fish and Game Regulations




868 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 29

Daily Bag Limits

Grey duck, 5
Pukeko, 4
Shoveler duck, 2
Mallard duck, 25
Paradise shelduck (area A), 5
Paradise shelduck (area B), 20
Black swan (Selwyn and Banks Peninsular Local Body Districts east of State Highway No.1), 20
Black swan (Remainder of region not in above), 2
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck, aggregate limit, 25 in all
Canada goose, no limit
California quail, 10
Chukar, 2
Cock pheasant, 0. CLOSED SEASON

Shooting hours: 6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. or any period within these hours except that during the period 1 June 1995 to 28 April 1996 incl. Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

Decoy limit: Duck decoys, 30 per hunter. Goose, black swan and all other gamebird decoys, no limit.

Special Conditions

  1. No hut, mudhole, stand, hide, shelter, maimai, boat, or cylinder or other contrivance shall be used for the hunting or killing of game in any part of Lake Ellesmere at which the water is of a depth greater than 60 cm, excepting such areas as may be decided upon by the North Canterbury Fish and Game Council, provided that nothing in this special condition shall prevent any person using any vessel for the purpose of retrieving game that has been legally killed or wounded.

  2. It shall be an offence for any person to wilfully leave on the hunting ground the bodies or parts of bodies of black swan or other game shot in the North Canterbury Fish and Game Region.

  3. Staking of mai-mais in the North Canterbury Fish and Game Region is 2 weeks before opening weekend, except on boundary areas where 4 weeks applies.

Central South Island 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

Grey, shoveler and mallard duck 6 May to 30 July 1995 incl.
Paradise shelduck

  • East of SH1 6 May to 30 July 1995 incl.
  • West of SH1 6 May to 24 September 1995 incl.
  • West of SH1 3 February 1996 to 21 April 1996 incl.
    Pukeko 6 May to 30 July 1995 incl.
    Black swan 6 May to 28 May 1995 incl.
    Canada goose (Area A) 6 May to 27 August 1995 incl.
    Canada Goose (Area B) 6 May to 26 November 1995 incl.
    Canada Goose (Area C) 6 May to 26 November 1995 incl.
    3 February to 21 April 1996 incl.
    California quail 6 May to 27 August 1995 incl.
    Cock pheasant Closed Season

Definition of Areas

Area A: All that part of the Region encompassing Lake Wainono and Wainono Reserve and bounded to the north by Hook Beach Road, the west by SH1, the south by Poingdestres Road and the east by the Pacific Ocean.

Area B: That part of the bed of the Waitaki River between Lake Waitaki Dam and the sea.

Area C: That part of the Region not included in Area A and Area B.

Daily Bag Limits

Mallard duck: Saturday 6 May: 35. Sunday 7 May: 35. Rest of season: 25
Grey duck, 25
Shoveler duck, 2
Black Swan, 5
Grey, shoveler and mallard duck; aggregate limits: Saturday 6 May 35 in all; Sunday 7 May 35 in all; rest of season 25 in all
Pukeko, 4
California Quail, 10
Cock Pheasant, 0 (Closed Season)
Chukar, 10
Paradise Shelduck, 15
Canada Goose, no limit

Shooting hours: Area A: 7:00am to 7:00pm. Areas B & C: 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Except that during the period 29 May 1995 to 21 April 1996 incl. Canada goose may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day during the specified open season.

Decoy limit: Lake Wainono and the Wainono Reserve 25; rest of region, no limit.

Special Conditions

  1. No person shall wilfully leave on the hunting ground the bodies or parts of bodies of black swan or other game shot in this region.

Otago Fish and Game Region

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

Game That May be Hunted or Killed

Grey, shoveler and mallard duck 6 May to 16 July 1995 incl.
Paradise shelduck (areas A, B, C) 6 May to 27 August 1995 incl.
Paradise shelduck (area D 6 May to 16 July 1995 incl. only)
Paradise shelduck (area E 6 May to 16 July 1995 incl. only)
Pukeko (areas A, B, C only) 6 May to 27 August 1995 incl.
Pukeko (areas D and E only) 6 May to 16 July 1995 incl.
Black swan (areas C, D, and E only) 6 May to 16 July 1995 incl.
Black swan (areas A, B Closed Season only)
Canada goose (area A, B, C, 6 May to 17 December 1995 incl. X only)
3 February to 30 April 1996 incl.



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🌾 North Canterbury Fish and Game Region Regulations (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Hunting Regulations, North Canterbury Region, Game Birds, Season Dates, Area Definitions, Daily Bag Limits, Shooting Hours, Decoy Limits, Special Conditions

🌾 Central South Island Fish and Game Region Regulations

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Hunting Regulations, Central South Island Region, Game Birds, Season Dates, Area Definitions, Daily Bag Limits, Shooting Hours, Decoy Limits, Special Conditions

🌾 Otago Fish and Game Region Regulations

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Hunting Regulations, Otago Region, Game Birds, Season Dates, Area Definitions