New Zealand Gazette – 2002 – No. 83

Page 2247

✨ Fish and Game Regulations



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and Hamurana Road bridges.
The waters between landmarks approximately 150m downstream of the Lake Tarawera Outlet and the Tarawera Falls.
The Whakatane River downstream of the Owaka Stream confluence.
Those parts of Lake Tarawera designated winter shoreline fishing areas as follows:

(a) between the landmark at the southern end of the Te Wairoa Landing and the landmark on the northern side of Otumutu Lagoon, and extending 200m offshore but excluding within 200m of the Waitangi Stream and Otumutu Lagoon Streams as indicated by land marks; and

(b) between the boat ramp at the Tarawera Outlet and the landmark at the southern end of Te Tapahoro Bay and extending 200m offshore.

Those waters flowing into Lake Rotorua (excluding those sections specified above and closed waters) and Lake Waikaremoana.
All other waters except Closed Season Waters.

1 Oct – 31 May
All year

All year
1 Dec to 30 Jun
1 Oct – 30 Jun

  1. CLOSED WATERS

No licence holder shall fish for sports fish at any time from the following waters:

3.1 All streams flowing into Lake Tarawera and that portion of the Tarawera River enclosed by landmarks at the Lake Tarawera Outlet and extending approximately 150m downstream to landmarks in the river, otherwise known as the Tarawera Outlet Spawning Sanctuary.

3.2 The Utuhina Stream above the Pukehangi Road bridge and all tributaries of this stream.

3.3 The following streams and their tributaries which flow into Lake Rotorua:
The Awahou Stream above the Hamurana Road bridge.
The Hamurana stream above the Hamurana Road bridge.
The Waiowhiro, Waiohewa, Waingaehe, Waimata and Waikuta Streams.

3.4 All springs, streams and their tributaries which flow into Lake Waikareiti, and into or from Lakes Rotoma, Rotoehu, Rotomahana, Rerewhakaaitu, Rotokakahi, Okareka, Okataina and Rotoiti except the Ohau Channel and the Kaituna River.

3.5 The section of the Ruahihi Canal between the landmarks at the southern end of the canal which enclose the artificial spawning bed.

  1. AUTHORISED TACKLE

4.1 No licence holder shall fish for sports fish with a set rod unless he or she is fishing from an unanchored boat.

4.2 Any downrigger or other device shall not contain or have attached to its weight more than 40m of suspension cable; and it is prohibited to attach any paravane or weights to a line used in conjunction with a downrigger, or use any line containing wire, lead or other metal in conjunction with a downrigger.

4.3 Downriggers, paravanes, weights to assist sinking of trolled lures and metal cored or wire lines are prohibited in Lakes Waikaremoana and Waikareiti.



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