✨ Game Hunting Regulations
14 APRIL NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 815
WELLINGTON FISH AND GAME REGION¹³
Game That May be Hunted or Killed - Duration of 1997 Season
| Species | Season | Daily Bag Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Duck - all areas | 3 May to 29 June 1997 incl. | 20* |
| Shoveler duck - all areas | 3 May to 29 June 1997 incl. | 20* |
| Mallard duck - all areas | 3 May to 13 July 1997 incl. | 20* |
| Paradise Shelduck - areas A and B | 3 May to 29 June 1997 incl. | 20* |
| Paradise Shelduck - Area C | 3 May to 2 June 1997 incl. | 2 |
| 7 February to 8 March 1998 incl. | 2 | |
| Paradise Shelduck - Area D | 3 May to 4 May 1997 incl. | 20* |
| 31 May to 3 June 1997 incl. | 20* | |
| 28 June to 29 June 1997 incl. | 20* | |
| Pukeko - all areas | 3 May to 29 June 1997 incl. | 20* |
| Canada Goose - areas A and C | 3 May to 27 July 1997 incl. | 20* |
| 7 February to 8 March 1998 incl. | 20 |
*A composite total of not more than 20 waterfowl being collectively, NO MORE than 20 waterfowl (being grey, Shoveler and Mallard duck, Paradise Shelduck, Pukeko, Black Swan and Canada Goose) EXCEPT THAT WITHIN THE TOTAL OF 20, where a specific bag limit is stated that is the maximum allowed for that species
| Black Swan - Area C | 3 May to 11 May 1997 incl. | 3 |
| | 31 May to 27 July 1997 incl. | 4 |
| Black Swan - areas B and D | 3 May to 4 May 1997 incl. | 1 |
| | 31 May to 2 June 1997 incl. | 3 |
| | 28 June to 29 June 1997 incl. | 3 |
| California Quail - all areas| 3 May to 10 August 1997 incl. | no limit |
| Cock pheasant - all areas | 3 May to 10 August 1997 incl. | 2 |
| Brown Quail | Closed season | 0 |
Definition of Areas
Area A: East of main Ruahine and Tararua/Rimutaka ranges, apart from Area C.
Area B: West of main Ruahine and Tararua/Rimutaka ranges, apart from Area D
Area C: South Wairarapa. East of the Rimutaka Range and south of the following boundary: From the summit of the Rimutaka Hill Road east along SH2 to Featherston, east along SH53 to the junction with Kahutara Road, South along Kahutara Road, and the Martinborough - Lake Ferry Road to Lake Ferry.
Area D: Manawatu/Wellington. South and West of Tangimoana, Bailey, Wilson and Mingaroa Roads, to Halcombe and along the railway line from Halcombe east to the Manawatu Gorge and then along the main divide of the Tararua and Rimutaka Ranges.
¹³Reference to Description: Gazette No. 83, of 23 May 1990, at page 1861.
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