Fish and Game Regulations




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 40

WELLINGTON FISH AND GAME REGION¹⁴

Game That May be Hunted or Killed - Duration of 1999 – 2000 Season

| Species | Season Length
(dates inclusive) | Daily Bag | Area |
|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Mallard Duck | 1 May to 27 June | Composite of 20 | All areas |
| Grey Duck | 1 May to 27 June | Composite of 20 | All areas |
| Shoveler Duck | 1 May to 27 June | Composite of 20 | All areas |
| Paradise Shelduck | 1 May to 27 June | Composite of 20 | All areas |
| Paradise Shelduck | 5 February to 5 March 2000 | 0 | Area C |
| Paradise Shelduck | 26 February to 12 March 2000 | 0
| Area B |
| Pukeko | 1 May to 27 June | Composite of 20 | All areas |
| Black Swan | 1 May to 9 May 1999 | 3 | Areas C |
| | 5 June to 25 July 1999 | 4 | Area C |
| | 1 May to 9 May 1999 | 1 | Area B, D |
| | 5 June to 7 June 1999 | 3 | Area B, D |
| | 26 June to 27 June | 3 | Area B, D |
| Canada Goose | | 0 | Areas A, C |
| | 5 February to 5 March 2000 | 0* | Areas A, C |
| California Quail | 1 May to 8 August | no limit | All areas |
| Cock Pheasant | 1 May to 8 August | 2 | All areas |
| Brown Quail | Closed season | 0 | All areas |

*Indicates where season length, bag limit and areas to be hunted will be decided following January trend counts

NB: Composite Bag means collectively, NO MORE than 20 waterfowl PER PERSON (being Mallard, Grey, Shoveler, Paradise shelduck, Pukeko, Black swan and Canada goose) can be taken - EXCEPT THAT WITHIN THE TOTAL OF 20, where a specific bag limit is stated that is the maximum allowed for that species

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, 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.

Hours Of Shooting: 6.30am to 6.30pm, except Canada Goose

Decoy Limit: No limit

¹⁴Reference to Description Gazette No. 83, of 22 May 1990, at page 1861.



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