Anglers Notice for Fish and Game Regions




11 SEPTEMBER NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 3199

with the Mangatuahaua Stream
Ohinemuri River downstream from the Victoria Street Bridge, at Waihi
Puniu River downstream from the Seafund Road bridge
Waihou River
Waikato River
Waimakariri Stream
Waipa River downstream from Toa Bridge (some 16km upstream from Otorohanga)
Wairoa River
Waitawheta Stream downstream from the upstream end of the public vehicle access on Franklin Road
Whanganui River downstream from its confluence with the Whakapapa River

all year
all year
all year
all year
all year
all year
all year
all year
all year
all year

All other open waters, except those specified in Section 2.1 of this Schedule

1 October–30 June (inclusive)

  1. CLOSED WATERS

Subject to Section 2.2. of this Schedule

2.1 No licence holder shall take sports fish from the following waters:

All rivers, streams and their tributaries which flow into but not including Lake Arapuni, Lake Waipapa, Lake Karapiro and that part of the Waikato River downstream from the Maraetai Dam to above the Karapiro Dam.

2.2 The closed waters restrictions in Section 2.1 of this Schedule do not apply to the following waters:

Mangawhio Stream and tributaries
Pokawhenu Stream and tributaries
Waipa Stream and tributaries
Waikato River
Waipapa River and tributaries

  1. AUTHORISED TACKLE

No licence holder when fishing for sports fish in the Auckland/Waikato Fish & Game Region shall use:

3.1 More than two lures.

3.2 Any lure having more than one hook or having a multiple hook, or any fixed assembly of hooks.

3.3 Any hook which has a gape greater than 14mm between the point and the nearest part of the shank.

3.4 Any lure treated with any medicinal or chemical preparation other than a flotation preparation used solely to give buoyancy to an artificial fly.



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 126


Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2000, No 126





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