✨ Game Hunting Regulations
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 24
AUCKLAND/WAIKATO FISH AND GAME REGION
Game That May be Hunted or Killed—Duration of 2002/2003 Season, except that no duck may be hunted on Great Barrier Island
| Species | Season | Daily Bag Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Duck | 4 May to 23 June 2002 incl. | 10 |
| Mallard Duck | 4 May to 23 June 2002 incl. | 10 |
| Shoveler Duck | 4 May to 23 June 2002 incl. | 3 |
Grey, Mallard, and Shoveler Duck, a maximum total bag not exceeding 10 birds for all species combined and no more than the individual bag limit for each species.
| Paradise Shelduck |
|---|
| Ruapehu District south of the |
| north bank of the Whanganui |
| River |
| Paradise Shelduck |
| All other unspecified districts |
| Pukeko |
| Black Swan (except that no |
| Black Swan may be hunted or |
| killed on the Waikato Hydro |
| Lakes; Karapiro, Arapuni and |
| Waipapa) | 4 May to 23 June 2002 incl. | 1 |
| And on Lake Whangape only | 1 June to 3 June 2002 incl. | 3 |
| Canada Goose | 4 May to 28 June 2002 incl. | 4 |
| | and |
| | 20 July to 28 July 2002 | |
| California Quail | 4 May to 11 August 2002 incl. | 10 |
| Bobwhite Quail | 4 May to 11 August 2002 incl. | No limit |
| Cock Pheasant | 4 May to 28 July 2002 incl. | 3 |
Shooting Hours
6.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. except that Canada geese may be hunted or killed 24 hours per day for the 24 hour Moonlight Canada Goose Season; 6.30 a.m. 20 June 2002 to 6.30 p.m. 28 June 2002 and 6.30 a.m. 20 July 2002 to 6.30 p.m. 28 July 2002 inclusive.
Decoy Limit
No limit, except on Lake Waikare – a total decoy limit of 50 decoys per stand and no decoys to be placed within 50 metres of those placed by another hunter.
Special Conditions
- From 4 May to 23 June 2002 inclusive, no person may use or cause to be used for the hunting or killing of game on Lake Waikare, any drifting or temporarily moored floating stand or any stand, hide or maimai which is permanently fixed to the lake bed except within 180 metres of the outer margin of the lake, or the shoreline of Motu Nuia Island (Grape Island).
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Reference to Description: Gazette, No. 83 of 22 May 1990 as amended by Gazette, No. 129, of 29 August 1991, at page 2786
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